by John D. Pierce | Jan 16, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Recently, Nikolai Novikov has been repeatedly fined, jailed, and restricted in his freedom to travel, according to Forum18. His crime: Holding worship services in West Kazakhstan without government permission. Like Novikov, Maksim Volikov is also a...
by Justin Smith | Jan 16, 2015 | Opinion
If you’ve seen the movie, “Talladega Nights,” you know the scene well. Will Ferrell’s character, Ricky Bobby, insists on praying to “Baby Jesus” despite his family explaining that Jesus did grow up. As Ricky’s father-in-law,...
by Joe LaGuardia | Jan 16, 2015 | Opinion
With a new Congress taking office, political speeches becoming even more heated, and a 2016 election season already underway, the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. this weekend should give Christians pause as to their place in modern society. King is one of my...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 15, 2015 | Opinion
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or without benefit of news media, you’re aware by now that rock climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgenson successfully completed their attempt to become the first to free-climb the sheer Dawn Face of...
by Rod Benson | Jan 15, 2015 | Opinion
David Whitten, an Australian doctor, recalls his family holidaying at Katoomba’s Hydro Majestic Hotel in a 2005 essay titled “Tempting Fate to Save my Bacon.” When the waitress served his breakfast of fried eggs, he noticed “something next to...
by Mark Tidsworth | Jan 15, 2015 | Opinion
A “noisy gong” or a “clanging bell” (1 Corinthians 13:1) is what disciples in congregations hear when their pastor or church staff member delivers a confrontational message about how they are functioning as a church without earning the right to...
