by David Fitch | Oct 14, 2014 | Opinion
After presenting to a group of pastors on reshaping the practice of the church for mission, I have led a closing session on several occasions in which I ask pastors to share their top reasons for why “this will never work.” I was in Nebraska last spring...
by Terrell Carter | Oct 14, 2014 | Opinion
With the headline-grabbing political, racial and social events that have occurred in the U.S. over the past few months, people have had a lot to talk about. From videos of brutality committed by both police and citizens, to the expanded attention toward domestic...
by Bill Wilson | Oct 13, 2014 | Opinion
I’ve made a transition in recent years in the way I think and talk about God’s will. The will of God is a mysterious, elusive and frustrating concept for many people. Too often, we have made it into a game that borders on God playing “keep...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 11, 2014 | Opinion
Election season is approaching that frenzied time when debates get hot, when accusations fly, and truth is vastly less important than rhetoric. One can hardly watch TV without a spate of gag-inducing campaign commercials, and then there are the signs that populate the...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 10, 2014 | Opinion
I learned about President Obama’s so-called latte salute via social media. Someone posted a photo of the incident on Facebook followed by a diatribe, which included a number of reasons why the person disliked the president. Turning to the national news coverage,...
by Elijah Brown | Oct 10, 2014 | Opinion
Ebola is ravaging West Africa, killing roughly 45 percent of those infected. The worst Ebola outbreak since the virus first appeared in the 1970s, according to the CDC, there have been six countries affected, 7,494 total cases and 3,439 deaths. Underreporting,...
