by Griff Martin | Sep 23, 2013 | Opinion
Last year, one book was the talk of the summer: “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed. Following the popular genre of female memoir-spirituality-adventure writing of Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Eat Pray Love,” “Wild” tells the story of one woman...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 20, 2013 | Opinion
Photo from telegraph.co.ukThe recent interview with Pope Francis, “the people’s pope,” was yet another sign that a fresh new breeze is stirring the dusty air of the Vatican. That makes the more stodgy types really uncomfortable, of course, but it...
by Bill Wilson | Sep 20, 2013 | Opinion
One of the polarities every minister must navigate is between ministry within the congregation and ministry in the surrounding community. Is the minister called to serve the members of the local church exclusively, or is there a larger call to a “parish”...
by Matt Sapp | Sep 20, 2013 | Opinion
Last Sunday in worship, I mentioned the parable of the lost sheep found in Luke 15:1-7. This is the story where the shepherd leaves the 99 sheep to go find the one that strayed. I commented that this is what God is like – a seeker after lost things. On Monday, I came...
by Seth Vopat | Sep 19, 2013 | Opinion
Last Tuesday, another Apple product release came and went, leaving critics and consumers wanting. With consumers less than wowed by this latest release, many are wondering if Apple has lost its ability to amaze. As a fan of Apple, and as a current owner of both a...
by Barrett Owen | Sep 19, 2013 | Opinion
In college, I took an Old Testament course that challenged me to think of Genesis 1 not as a sweet fairy-tale or myth, but rather a very intentional, nuanced and structured environment that took fully into account the use of the six-day metaphor. My professor...
