by Barrett Owen | May 1, 2013 | Opinion
It seems to me that in order to join a church in today’s religiously charged culture, you have to do more than declare “Jesus is Lord!” You also have to have an opinion on a litany of questions: MSNBC or Fox News? Republican or Democrat? Liberal or...
by Stan Moody | May 1, 2013 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This column is an excerpt from Stan Moody’s newest book, “Let My People Go! Following Jesus Into Our Jails and Prisons.” Missing in some Christian circles is a firm grasp of the doctrine of the Kingdom of God, after which we are...
by Leroy Seat | Apr 30, 2013 | Opinion
Tomorrow, the first day of May, is often called “May Day” and it has been observed as a special day in widely diverse ways. In addition, “Mayday” is an international radio and telephone signal word used as a distress call. In the northern...
by Deborah Patterson | Apr 30, 2013 | Opinion
In my weekly column in Church Health Reader, “Ask Deborah,” I responded to the following question: I am finding health ministry to be more stressful than I had imagined it would be when I was going through the Foundations in Faith Community Nursing course,...
by Elizabeth Evans Hagan | Apr 30, 2013 | Opinion
I can’t seem to get the boys my husband and I met in Africa out of my mind because, as many of you know, some of the greatest gems of experience take time to sink in. One of my favorite experiences of the Kenya trip Kevin and I took last year was the time spent...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 29, 2013 | Opinion
As the country’s congressmen dither over who gets the blame for our ongoing budget uncertainties and sequester-fueled cutbacks in services, lots of notions about tax reform are floating about. Image from yobucko.comSome of the ideas involve closing tax...
