by Zach Dawes Jr | Mar 20, 2014 | Opinion
The question “What is trending?” is now part of our cultural vernacular. Social media has transformed trend analysis into a moment-by-moment process through constant updates about the most popular topics appearing in Facebook posts, tweets, hyperlink...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 19, 2014 | Opinion
While Russian president Vladimir Putin celebrates his success in taking Crimea away from Ukraine and using his bully pulpit to excoriate the West, Franklin Graham is endorsing Putin’s campaign against homosexuals. Graham, who now leads the Billy Graham...
by Karen Massey | Mar 19, 2014 | Opinion
Churches like trends, often believing that if they ride the wave of the latest trend they can become bigger, better or more relevant. In many cases this may be true but, as a Christian educator, I am more interested in the “trend after the trend.” I am...
by Dennis Bickers | Mar 19, 2014 | Opinion
Several stories about athletes being the target of racial slurs have arisen recently. In response, college athletics might assess penalties if certain words are used during a game. I applaud the governing forces for looking into the problem. The comments from former...
by Robin Sandbothe | Mar 18, 2014 | Opinion
Creating community is a central goal of the social media campaigns of Central Baptist Theological Seminary (CBTS) in Shawnee, Kan. We seek to connect with the current learning community, prospective learners, alumni, trustees, donors and partner organizations as well...
by Robert Parham | Mar 18, 2014 | Opinion
Syrian refugees present an abundance of humanitarian and economic challenges to Lebanon – all well recognized by the global community. Unrecognized is the challenge they present to Lebanese churches. “The number of registered refugees from Syria is approaching 1...
