by Sybil D. Smith | Oct 22, 2015 | Opinion
Euthanasia is the act or practice of killing someone who is very sick or injured in order to prevent further suffering. Some call it “mercy killing.” Usually it involves a decision made by someone who has the power to deliver the action, but euthanasia can...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 21, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Words get redefined continually. Sometimes pejorative meanings simply evolve. For example, the English word “awful” once meant “full of awe,” or “awesome.” It was even used to describe God. Today it means something quite different: “bad, really bad.” At...
by Larry Eubanks | Oct 21, 2015 | Opinion
So many of the discipleship programs I have been through have focused on teaching me to do religious things like prayer, Bible study and tithing. These are all good things to do. But here’s the thing that stands out to me as I read the gospels: Jesus rarely told...
by Charlie Fuller | Oct 21, 2015 | Opinion
People still ask me why I became a minister after a long career as a university teacher and administrator. Some of them graciously acknowledge that I was doing ministry even when my job title was “professor” or “dean.” Here’s the story of...
by Colin Sedgwick | Oct 20, 2015 | Opinion
One of the world’s leading fashion designers was quoted in The New York Times as saying, “I hate ugly people. Very depressing.” Well, if you look anything like me you almost feel you should apologize to the poor little petal: “Dear Mr. Fashion...
by Don Sewell | Oct 20, 2015 | Opinion
Christians have an ethical responsibility to follow through by presenting the results of a missional project in an honest and straightforward fashion. After all, we owe a debt of gratitude to those who catalyzed the projects with the sacrificial gifts. Lamentably, too...
