by Leroy Seat | Nov 1, 2016 | Opinion
Not many books on my “to read” list are 500 years old, but “Utopia” was on that list until I read it recently. “Utopia” was a term coined by the author Thomas More for his book with that title published (in Latin) in 1516. Many of...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 31, 2016 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce We all have those teachers whose impact lasted beyond the final exam. My list of classroom heroes includes Dr. George Braswell. His seminary class on cross-cultural communication has long informed my understanding and practice of relating to those...
by Shannon Youell | Oct 31, 2016 | Opinion
Does your church have a vision of multiplying? More often than not, we find ourselves thinking that planting a church would be great, but we don’t have any intentionality toward it. Yet, Jesus called us to be “senders” from within to with-out. Unless...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 28, 2016 | Opinion
Americans are not the only ones whose political scene involves multiple perspectives and turbo-charged spin machines ready to frame any event to the advantage of a particular point of view. Israel is a primary case in point. This past week, representatives in Paris at...
by Simon Jones | Oct 28, 2016 | Opinion
It is the curse of today’s world that companies and organizations, even governments, think it is efficient and cost-effective to run any operation with the minimum number of staff. It isn’t. I arrive at a virtually empty house to be invited to take a young...
by Christina Embree | Oct 28, 2016 | Opinion
One day our kids will “Google” us. It hasn’t happened yet for me, but I know it will soon. I’ve already been Facebook “stalked,” Instagram-investigated and iPhone-snooped by my 13-year-old. It’s only a matter of time before...
