by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 6, 2014 | Opinion
A winter afternoon in Amish country has a storybook feel despite the traffic. One doesn’t have to venture more than 30 miles west of Philadelphia to be surrounded by picturesque hillsides blanketed with snow and punctuated with farm silos. Every home, it seems,...
by Randy Hyde | Mar 6, 2014 | Opinion
Lack of visionary thinking causes institutions to stagnate. The Christian Century editorial board recently voiced this concern about seminaries and theological education, but their sentiments were broad enough to apply to churches as well. “Institutions in...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 5, 2014 | Opinion
The largest shopping mall in the U.S. — measured by retail space — is in a Philadelphia suburb with only 20,000 permanent residents. Go figure. Early settlers in Pennsylvania had a sense of humor about place names: the place is called “King of...
by Colin Harris | Mar 5, 2014 | Opinion
A recent gathering of clergy and lay leaders from churches across Georgia engaged in extended conversation about the needs and opportunities for ministry in our time and place. The normal needs for better communication, faithful stewardship of limited resources, and...
by Edward Bolen | Mar 5, 2014 | Opinion
There was a fire hydrant in front of my childhood home in Valdosta, Ga. Twice a year, firefighters would drive up in their pumper truck, perform maintenance on the plug, paint the exterior and flush the pipes. It was amazing to observe the water’s raw power as...
by Reggie Warren | Mar 4, 2014 | Opinion
I believe the United States has been guilty of many sins throughout its history, collectively speaking. For example, most will agree that the systematic elimination of many native peoples, the kidnapping and enslavement of hundreds of thousands of people of color, and...
