by Ron Rolheiser | Feb 25, 2015 | Opinion
Numerous groups and individuals today are challenging us in regard to our relationship to mother earth, urging us to be less blind, less unthinking and less reckless in terms of how we relate to the earth. Every day our newscasts point out how, without much in the way...
by Elijah Brown | Feb 24, 2015 | Opinion
Religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq are living at the edge of extinction. They are marginalized and under threat from the genocidal actions of the Islamic State in Iraq, resulting in the purging of religious and ethnic minorities from their historic homes. If...
by Colin Harris | Feb 24, 2015 | Opinion
Woodworking guru Norm Abram of The New Yankee Workshop popularized an old English proverb: “Measure twice, cut once.” Anyone who has even dabbled in woodworking or carpentry knows the wisdom of that saying. Remember the poor fellow who said,...
by Thomas Kidd | Feb 24, 2015 | Opinion
Is it easier to live out biblical Christianity in a small church or a big church? Before engaging this question, it should be noted that there are healthy and unhealthy big and small churches. What I’m comparing are healthy big churches, especially in areas...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 23, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Here we go again: Stomping and stumbling our way through Lent. Choosing the rocky, rugged, narrow path of introspection and confession. Why? For one, we know where it all leads. But doing it all again also brings about some unexpected results. It’s a...
by Ircel Harrison | Feb 23, 2015 | Opinion
I was serving as interim pastor of a small congregation and working with their search committee as they sought a new pastor. The committee asked me to make some contacts related to one particular candidate. I made several phone calls and discovered a disturbing...
