by Mitch Carnell | May 30, 2019 | Opinion
Words matter. That was the topic of 40 essays I read recently written by middle school and high school students from a private Christian school. Every one of these privileged students wrote from a negative viewpoint. One or two did contrast positive speech and...
by John D. Pierce | May 29, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Any “air conditioning” in my family’s old Pontiac station wagon required cranking down four windows to create a breeze. Dad, however, was the only one permitted to rest his arm on the car door with this elbow protruding. “Keep your arms in the car”...
by Barry Howard | May 29, 2019 | Opinion
My high school youth group was encouraged not only to have a “quiet time” each day, but also to “read the Bible through.” I remember how intimidating this challenge was for a group of teenagers. Back then, for me to read one chapter of Leviticus or Deuteronomy was...
by Colin Harris | May 28, 2019 | Opinion
The Prophet Nathan’s confrontation with King David in the wake of his abusive use of power to satisfy his lust and his murderous effort to cover it up (2 Samuel 11-12) is a vivid reminder in the biblical testimony of the possibilities and the perils of the human...
by Helen Paynter | May 28, 2019 | Opinion
“There’s just so much wrath in the Bible!” “The God of the Old Testament is so different from the God of the New Testament!” “Why is there so much violence in the Old Testament?” If I had an English pound for every time someone had said something like this to me, I’d,...
by Kyndall Rae Rothaus | May 24, 2019 | Opinion
Studies show that youth who grow up in religious communities have lower rates of suicidal ideations than youth who do not. However, for one segment of the population, the statistics are opposite. LGBTQ persons who mature in religious contexts experience higher rates...
