by Preston Clegg | Nov 25, 2015 | Opinion
Be afraid, be very afraid. This is the motto of our age. Fear is in the air. We breathe it in, and it travels up and down our bloodstream, from our heart to our head and back again. Fear becomes part and parcel to our very being. It cultivates paranoia that has no...
by Colin Harris | Nov 25, 2015 | Opinion
The marriage of the evangelical right and the political right was celebrated 35 years ago this month with the election of Ronald Reagan to the White House, and it has enjoyed a long honeymoon. Its dream was the restoration of both the Christian faith and the United...
by Robert Parham | Nov 25, 2015 | Opinion
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. We gather as families, remember the pilgrims, recall the faith of our ancestors, count our blessings, give thanks for our freedom. Many will have engaged in charitable acts for their less fortunate neighbors, especially for...
by Gary Furr | Nov 24, 2015 | Opinion
Nicolas Hénin is a Frenchman who was held in captivity in Syria for 10 months by ISIS. He was tormented, among others, by “Jihadi John,” who was killed last week in an airstrike. I read a piece in The Guardian about his captivity. He is distressed, of...
by Bill Wilson | Nov 24, 2015 | Opinion
A friend recently shared with me a daily devotion that pointed out the story in Exodus 17 regarding Moses’ arms. As long as Moses held his staff with his arms aloft, the Israelites prevailed in their battle with Amalek. When he grew weary, Aaron and Hur found...
by Paul Beasley-Murray | Nov 23, 2015 | Opinion
Church growth is back on the agenda – not the 1970s variety from the U.S., but rather the new style espoused by the Church of England. I had the joy of reading recently “What Makes Churches Grow? Vision and Practice in Effective Mission” by Bob...
