by Dennis Bickers | Dec 18, 2015 | Opinion
Most articles I read about bivocational ministry focus on the challenges often found in this approach to local church ministry. Having served as a bivocational pastor for 20 years and working with many bivocational churches for an additional 15 years as a judicatory...
by Jerrod Hugenot | Dec 17, 2015 | Opinion
Zephaniah is not one of the more popular baby names nowadays, yet it is an important name to remember in this season of Advent. The biblical prophet Zephaniah spent much of his time railing against the excesses of the nation. His teachings are structured around nine...
by Juan Aragon | Dec 17, 2015 | Opinion
My wife and I had the opportunity to travel across the George Washington Bridge in New York City recently. As we drove over the bridge, I was fascinated not only by the stunning view of the Hudson River, but also by the bridge itself. It is impressive. It is an...
by Guy Sayles | Dec 16, 2015 | Opinion
I enjoy Christmas – always have. Every year I look forward to: Children’s pageants, complete with Burger King crowns for wise men, bath-robed shepherds and aluminum foil-wings for angels Misty-eyed singing of “Silent Night” in the glow of...
by Ircel Harrison | Dec 16, 2015 | Opinion
Change is never easy. Most often the willingness to change (or the necessity to change) comes from external factors – an economic adjustment, an environmental shift or a personal crisis. The only certainty in life is that things will change. The church is going...
by Robert Parham | Dec 16, 2015 | Opinion
Christmas is the season of good news, right? “I bring you good news,” said the angel to the shepherds at the birth of Jesus. The angels proclaimed, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he favors.” Had not Mary...
