by Larry Eubanks | Mar 5, 2015 | Opinion
When is the church “the church”? There are some who like to talk about “The Church,” by which they mean the sum total of any and all Christians anywhere in the world. While this is a biblical concept, it can have the unfortunate consequence of...
by Stephen Holmes | Mar 5, 2015 | Opinion
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was released in 2009 by the Scottish government on compassionate grounds as medical advice suggested that he was dying of cancer. He had previously been convicted in 2001 of involvement in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing of Pan-Am Flight 103. The...
by Martin Accad | Mar 4, 2015 | Opinion
We seem to wake up to learn about another massacre committed by ISIS every few days. These are, of course, only the ones that the media reports. ISIS is committing massacres daily. Their latest playfield is Libya, and their latest scapegoats are the Coptic Christians...
by Kathryn Freeman | Mar 4, 2015 | Opinion
An unexpected medical bill, car trouble, buying school supplies, a funeral or a summer utility bill – one or many of these expenses have pushed countless Texans to the financial brink. Needing a way to meet the unexpected expense, many families turn to payday...
by Barry Howard | Mar 3, 2015 | Opinion
Robert Lupton has urged churches and other charities to reconsider and revise their mission strategies in order to make them more effective. If a church deems Lupton’s challenge, expounded in his book, “Toxic Charity,” to be valid, what are the steps...
by Joe LaGuardia and Karen Woods | Mar 2, 2015 | Opinion
It takes three years for a church to trust a new pastor. That was the estimate provided by a seminary professor whose information seemed out of date even in the early 2000s. It takes about six years currently. There has been a growing deficit of trust in many sectors...
