by Zach Dawes Jr | May 12, 2016 | Opinion
Self-centeredness and selfishness are driving forces behind many societal problems. They are manifested in efforts to maximize individual rights and freedom without sufficient consideration of how these actions impact others. How we express our views and opinions...
by Larry Eubanks | May 12, 2016 | Opinion
What does it mean to “accept Christ”? What are we asking a person to do? Traditionally, this has involved believing as true certain things about Jesus: that he is the Son of God and, thus, divine himself; that he was born of a virgin; that he died on the...
by Guy Sayles | May 11, 2016 | Opinion
To say the obvious: We live in a time of upheaval and confusion. In response, many people want the church to insulate them from ambiguity and shelter them from anxiety; they want it to be a place where hard questions don’t intrude and disagreements don’t...
by Christina Embree | May 10, 2016 | Opinion
The church gets 40 hours per year and the schools get 2,000 hours per year, while parents get 3,000 hours per year, so it’s a parent’s job to disciple their children. I’ve seen a lot of posts recently that have been directed at Christian parents...
by Colin Sedgwick | May 10, 2016 | Opinion
I read something recently that reduced me to a state of helpless laughter. It was an article in the Church of England newspaper, “The Church Times,” and it was about a bishop of a bygone generation who had a wonderful if sometimes waspish sense of humor. I...
by John D. Pierce | May 9, 2016 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce A Baptist church near my home was without a pastor. A representative called to see if I might help during the transition. Some members, who once belonged to another church where I was interim pastor, sent them my way. And my calendar was surprisingly...
