by Shane McNary | Apr 29, 2014 | Opinion
In Bill Moyers interview with Wendell Berry, Berry stated: “Learn all you can about where you are.” The comment reflects a commitment to contextualization as it relates to farming and ethical use of the land. As important as context is to farming, how much...
by Dennis Bickers | Apr 29, 2014 | Opinion
I was raised in a time when life seemed fairly stable. Marriages were expected to last forever. You went to work for a company, stayed there until you retired, and received a gold watch. You could attend virtually any church in a denomination and would find the...
by Jon Kuhrt | Apr 28, 2014 | Opinion
The bishop of Oxford, John Pritchard, went with Church of England minister Keith Hebden to deliver a letter to British Prime Minister David Cameron’s constituency office in Witney, about 70 miles northwest of London. The letter, signed by 46 bishops and more...
by Thomas Kidd | Apr 28, 2014 | Opinion
While the church should never “pander” to anyone, the church does have a responsibility to “cater” to those who might be making decisions about faith and the church. Such lifelong decisions are most often made in one’s late teens and...
by Bill Wilson | Apr 28, 2014 | Opinion
What metaphors communicate clearly what a healthy church or minister is like? There are many of them, but the one that I keep returning to is that of the garden. As a gardener who finds personal renewal and energy in the rhythm and mystery of gardening and...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 27, 2014 | Opinion
Rev. Joe R. Babb died on Friday, April 25. At 84, it was still too soon. Joe was a Baptist minister to the core. A graduate of Furman University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, he served as pastor of four different churches: Wayside Baptist Mission in...
