by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 7, 2015 | Opinion
So, why did my lovely wife buy me a mini-beach ball featuring characters from “Frozen,” the Disney movie? The decoration is extraneous: we squeezed most of the air from the ball in hopes of making a sort of cushiony donut for my right hip joint, which has...
by Sam Chaise | Aug 7, 2015 | Opinion
Canadian singer-songwriter Steve Bell asked this simple and startling question when introducing one of his songs at a recent concert: “Could the churches of the land be known in the upcoming election campaign for leading the charge for civility?”...
by Jim Kelsey | Aug 7, 2015 | Opinion
My first-grade teacher was an innovator. She pushed the desks against the wall and placed carpets on the floor. We often sat in a circle and learned by stories, songs and interactive games. After that first year, it was 11 years of desk rows, lectures and copying...
by Israel Olofinjana | Aug 7, 2015 | Opinion
What are black majority churches? The history of black majority churches in London is phenomenal because within a short period of 60 years they have grown from rejection to influence. Black majority churches growth began in earnest with the arrival of the Empire...
by Dennis Bickers | Aug 6, 2015 | Opinion
I am often asked when I lead conferences, “What do you think is the future of the small church?” My consistent response has been that I think we will see the number of smaller churches increase in the coming years. The medium-size congregations, by...
by Chuck Summers | Aug 6, 2015 | Opinion
We have been reminded in recent days on a far-too-frequent basis that racism continues to be an ugly scar upon the soul of America. Most of the media attention has focused on acts of violence afflicted upon African-American and Hispanic individuals. This violence is...
