by David Stratton | Jan 7, 2014 | Opinion
If you haven’t read Michael Gerson’s Washington Post opinion piece in which he lists a few terrible examples of recent, intensifying persecution of Christians in some nations where followers of Jesus are in the minority, I recommend you do so. In light of...
by Greg Mamula | Jan 7, 2014 | Opinion
Authors and poets have a great gift for using just the right combination of words to create powerful images. They do so with very few words, and the trick is using words powerful enough to convey large concepts. I like words that can do that, such as love, redemption,...
by Robert Parham | Jan 7, 2014 | Opinion
As Pope Francis set aglow the global community in 2013, he has a phrase that could ignite a new way of Christian engagement in 2014, especially with those with whom we disagree and those we tend to dislike and disregard. What is it? “Culture of encounter.”...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 6, 2014 | Opinion
Downton Abbey fans were cheered Sunday night by the American premier of the “upstairs/downstairs” drama’s fourth season on PBS. That’s true, at least, for those who haven’t cheated by watching the previously-aired British version. One of...
by Chuck Warnock | Jan 5, 2014 | Opinion
Several years ago I predicted $5-per-gallon gas. Thankfully, we never got to that point. Despite my obvious fallibility, I’m framing my prognostications in the familiar “what’s in and what’s out” categories in sharing what I think (and...
by Drew Smith | Jan 5, 2014 | Opinion
Christians across the world celebrate Epiphany today. This day, also known as “Three Kings’ Day,” is a time to remember and celebrate the coming of the Magi to see and pay homage to the Christ Child. We are familiar with the traditional images of the...
