by Brent McDougal | Nov 21, 2016 | Opinion
Are you thankful for all the ways that God has been good to you this past year? And do you want to acknowledge the needs of others, even as you enjoy the benefits of God’s good gifts? Then make your Thanksgiving missional this year. The word missional simply...
by Chuck Summers | Nov 21, 2016 | Opinion
Awe was the focus of a Parade magazine article published in October. The author, Paula Spencer Scott, describes how the emotion of awe is getting more and more attention from researchers. “New studies show that it’s a dramatic feeling with the power to...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 19, 2016 | Opinion
Attending a meeting of SBL/AAR (the Society of Biblical Literature/American Academy of Religion) is not unlike strolling along San Antonio’s famed Riverwalk: options abound, and all of them interesting, at least to people of a certain bent. The Alamo is just...
by Don Gordon | Nov 18, 2016 | Opinion
It finally came to an end. The 2016 presidential election was the most divisive, vitriolic campaign in modern history. Only those who voted for or against Grover Cleveland in 1892 would recognize the malicious nature of this campaign. Sixty percent of Americans said...
by Greg DeLoach | Nov 18, 2016 | Opinion
I am the older of my two brothers. One is just 10½ months younger (so we share the same numerical age for six bemusing weeks) and the other, the baby of the family, is 2½ years younger. We are close in age, and growing up we were fierce in loyalty. I should add that...
by Robert Parham | Nov 18, 2016 | Opinion
Your church will profit from showing our new feature-length film on what missionaries did to save lives in Nigeria in 1966 during a time of tribal genocide. The DVD and accompanying book are compelling, inspiring accounts that will deepen your church’s...