by Rob Hewell | Dec 15, 2016 | Opinion
Advent will be drawing down any day now. The way we tend to measure these things, the calendar tells us Advent is at an end. Yet, the truth about Advent is that until we arrive at the climactic moment in the story of God’s re-creation – a new heaven and a...
by Phil Cooke | Dec 14, 2016 | Opinion
One thing is for sure: For most of this country’s history, Christianity has been the dominant cultural force. From the engine behind social service outreaches to the founding of our greatest educational institutions and hospitals, to prayers before government...
by Beth Allison Barr | Dec 14, 2016 | Opinion
Every Christmas in the yard of a house not far from us stands a manger scene. The Christ Child rocks gently in his small white wooden manger, his halo glowing from the spotlight. Instead of Mary and Joseph gazing at their holy infant, or even angels surrounding the...
by James Gordon | Dec 14, 2016 | Opinion
I find prayer as much of a problem as a solution, and I find praying raises at least as many questions as answers. It isn’t that I don’t believe in prayer – of course I do. I believe in prayer because I believe in a God whose way of being is...
by Michael Cheuk | Dec 13, 2016 | Opinion
I was starting my own coaching and consulting business several months ago when a friend gave me a little book by Bob Burg called “The Go-Giver” that introduced me to the “Law of Value.” The Law of Value states, “Your true worth is...
by Colin Harris | Dec 13, 2016 | Opinion
“Xenophobia” is Dictionary.com’s 2016 “word of the year.” This recent announcement probably did not surprise many, as this fear or suspicion of the “other” has been on full display throughout this volatile political year. This...
