by Logan Carpenter | Jul 22, 2016 | Opinion
Do you like questions? I question how much I like questions. Sure, for someone like me who likes to have a good discussion or debate, questions are a powerful tool. They can innocently be used to obtain new information or they can be used coyly to try and trap someone...
by Bill Wilson | Jul 22, 2016 | Opinion
Anyone feeling anxious? A better question: Anyone not feeling anxious? God’s people in the 21st century suffer a serious malady. We mouth the words of faithfulness while we live lives dominated by anxiety and frustration. For every time we parrot, “God is...
by Ron Rolheiser | Jul 21, 2016 | Opinion
“The most damaging idolatry is not the golden calf but enmity against the other.” The renowned anthropologist, Rene Girard, wrote that, and its truth is not easily admitted. Most of us like to believe that we are mature and big-hearted and that we do love...
by Barry Howard | Jul 21, 2016 | Opinion
There are a lot of adjectives that can be used to describe churches: Vibrant churches, mega churches, healthy churches, dying churches, transitioning churches and emerging churches, just to name a few. While some may propose that vitality and relevance only exist in...
by David Hull | Jul 20, 2016 | Opinion
My wife and I gave each other personal fitness trackers last Christmas. These are tools that you wear on your wrist. The tracker keeps count of the number of steps that you take during the day, the miles that you walk, the number of calories you burn, your heart rate,...
by Terrell Carter | Jul 19, 2016 | Opinion
Although there are many lines that divide our country today, the most visible and contentious one is the line of race – in particular how black and white people perceive and act toward each other. The reality of tension between people groups isn’t unique...