by Nick Lear | Feb 20, 2014 | Opinion
I can remember once being told that it is easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. It was said tongue-in-cheek, but only slightly. The premise for that maxim is that getting permission can be time-consuming and requires a degree of tact and diplomacy. You also...
by Thomas Kidd | Feb 20, 2014 | Opinion
Having commented that “experts” seem to be mostly platform and little substance, and that evangelicals have a special fondness for these sorts of pop experts, I was asked to address the question, “Why do you think evangelicals are especially...
by Philip Jenkins | Feb 20, 2014 | Opinion
Japanese Christians were in a weaker position at the end of the 16th century than most realized, even though 250 churches had been established in the nation between 1549 and 1582. From multiple sources, Japanese authorities were receiving alarming signals about what...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 19, 2014 | Opinion
I read a story recently about Disneyland’s “It’s a Small World” ride being renovated, in part to introduce wider seats because “small world” visitors were getting bigger. I haven’t been on that ride in many years and would be...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 19, 2014 | Opinion
By John Pierce In my sermon last Sunday to Macon’s Vineville Baptist Church, titled “This is not Walmart,” we considered the ways engagement in church is (or should be) distinct from all other experiences. The early church leader Paul’s exasperation with some...
by Cliff Vaughn | Feb 19, 2014 | Opinion
If there were such a thing as the First Family of Corrections in the state of Virginia, we surely found it when producing “Through the Door,” EthicsDaily.com’s new documentary on faith and prisons. The Myers family – dad J.L., mom Reba, son Randy and...
