by Richard Shadinger | Dec 6, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Nov. 22, 2004. At the time of publication, Shadinger was associate dean of academic studies in Belmont University‘s School of Music. During Advent and Christmas, our churches seem to sing more heartily as hymns remind us...
by Mitch Randall | Dec 5, 2019 | Opinion
A great misnomer persists that biblical peace somehow equates to a cultural utopia generating a harmonious existence within society. While many define peace by that very notion, further investigation reveals that biblical peace is not absent conflict. Instead,...
by Martin Accad | Dec 5, 2019 | Opinion
A popular uprising sprang up in Lebanon against endemic state corruption and the kleptomania of our political class on Oct. 17. This uprising – or “revolution,” as the majority of activists prefer to call it – is populated by the majority of the Lebanese and is...
by Steven Bouma-Prediger | Dec 5, 2019 | Opinion
Most of us wonder about the kind of person we have become and the kind of person we aspire to be. Perhaps celebrating a new birth or lamenting the loss of an old friend, contemplating a job change or witnessing a wedding, reading an obituary or attending a funeral, we...
by Rod Benson | Dec 4, 2019 | Opinion
Good preaching positively unsettles us. It inspires wonder in God’s character and ways. It draws adoring worship from bruised, parched and self-absorbed souls. It encourages new thoughts. Good preaching is a light in the dark. It challenges the status quo, instills...
by Gary Furr | Dec 4, 2019 | Opinion
I was part of a group of ministers in 2010 who went to Israel together on a pilgrimage. We were all Protestants – Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians, UCC and Episcopalians, along with one Mennonite for good measure. We were used to going on trips as church leaders,...
