by Michael Helms | Feb 25, 2016 | Opinion
I don’t like to lose. I don’t know anyone who does. I especially don’t like to lose to braggarts. There’s one sure way to shut up a braggart and that’s to beat one. Maybe that’s why I’ve always liked the story of David and...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 24, 2016 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Spending a full week with great people while sharing wonder-filled experiences is something worth looking forward to and making plans for now. Here are 10 of the many good reasons to register for the Nurturing Faith Experience: Yellowstone/Tetons to...
by Chris Heron | Feb 24, 2016 | Opinion
Christianity has had a horrendously complicated and shifting attitude to violent conflict. Here are five moments in Christian history that demonstrate our complex relationship with war. 1. The dogged pacifism of the early church. The early church had it tough. Facing...
by Colin Harris | Feb 24, 2016 | Opinion
It is becoming more evident with every turn of our collective experience just how toxic the public conversation and its consequent actions have become. What happened to the wisdom that once guided leaders and would-be leaders to appeal to a commitment to the common...
by Dennis Bickers | Feb 24, 2016 | Opinion
Leaders, including pastors, are responsible for growing other leaders. For smaller church pastors, it is essential to grow leaders because many smaller churches struggle to find pastors today. More than once, while working with the pastor search committee of a smaller...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 23, 2016 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Here’s a deal: What if you could soak in some remarkable American music and then gain insights from a most-thoughtful theologian? We’ll even throw in a really nice dinner shared with a bunch of delightful people. That’s exactly what is being planned...
