by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 10, 2015 | Opinion
Church attendance has been in the news lately. The Southern Baptist Convention’s LifeWay Resources published a recent survey of public opinion indicating that a majority of people think church attendance is acceptable (88 percent), even admirable (65 percent),...
by Mark Tidsworth | Apr 10, 2015 | Opinion
A statement from a lay leader of a local congregation shocked me. “When we are pursuing being disciples of Jesus Christ, we realize we need the church less,” one man said at a church’s annual retreat I was helping lead. I hope my mouth didn’t...
by James Gordon | Apr 10, 2015 | Opinion
I have been trying to evolve an ecology of speech throughout Lent, a way with words that is hospitable to life. This includes learning to talk and to be silent at the right times and places, being careful to remember the capacity of words to have an afterlife once...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Apr 9, 2015 | Opinion
Everyone’s favorite time of the year is upon us: tax season. We all join in the annual ritual of compiling seemingly endless documents – W2s, 1098s, 1099-INTs, charitable giving statements and so on – which we dread no matter our perspective on...
by Azar Ajaj | Apr 9, 2015 | Opinion
The church in Israel should ask herself: How can it better serve the Arab Israeli community in particular, and the Israeli community in general, in the light of the recent elections? I believe the church in Israel is doing a good job on the spiritual level by...
by Bob Browning | Apr 9, 2015 | Opinion
I grew up in a church that recognized people for perfect attendance in Sunday school. As a new Sunday school year began, everyone who had not missed a Sunday the previous year was recognized and given a pin to wear on their clothing. Each Sunday I would see people in...
