by Michael Parnell | Nov 11, 2016 | Opinion
Comic book-based movies continue to pour forth from Hollywood. The newest addition is “Doctor Strange,” a film about a character that does not use traditional superpowers to fight evil. Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) uses the mystic arts to combat...
by Rick Love | Nov 11, 2016 | Opinion
The presidential campaign has left our country scarred, angry and polarized. The United States is anything but united right now. So how should followers of Jesus respond to this? Jesus said you will know his followers by their fruits (Matthew 7:15-20), not by their...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 10, 2016 | Opinion
President-elect Donald Trump offered positive statements after his victory. “Hillary has worked very long and very hard over a long period of time, and we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country,” he said. “I mean that very...
by Ed Hogan | Nov 10, 2016 | Opinion
I have always believed in the importance of public education as a necessary component of a healthy and vibrant country. This is not a criticism of my friends and peers who work at religious schools. Nor is it a critique of those who homeschool their children. It is a...
by Matt Sapp | Nov 10, 2016 | Opinion
We’re building a tree at our church. It’s not a big tree. It’s actually pretty small, but it’s the perfect size to serve as the centerpiece of our communion table. In fact, you can’t even quite call it a tree yet. It’s really just a...
by Bill Wilson | Nov 9, 2016 | Opinion
One specific conversation nearly always emerges in my interactions with churches across the country. With furrowed brows and a worried tone, they ask, “Where is the next generation of pastoral leadership for churches like ours going to come from?” The...
