by Phil Rawlings | Apr 3, 2013 | Opinion
Slavery was abolished in the United Kingdom in 1833 and in the U.S. in 1865, yet the number of slaves in the world today ranges from 12 million to 27 million, and a large number of these are in South Asia. Recently, I was able to take a trip to Rupandehi, a district...
by Michael Helms | Apr 3, 2013 | Opinion
As a pastor, I make calls on members in various kinds of care home facilities because these people are cut off from their church community. It is important for the church community to continue to minister to these people, including those who will not remember our...
by Mitch Carnell | Apr 3, 2013 | Opinion
I am a product of small-town public schools. As the battles rage over what is wrong with our schools and what makes for a good teacher, I think much can be learned from studying my hometown. Woodruff, S.C., is a small, cotton mill town in the Piedmont region. In my...
by Ircel Harrison | Apr 2, 2013 | Opinion
The people of Issachar “had understanding of the times” (1 Chronicles 12:32) and were able to instruct Israel what to do. Wouldn’t it be a blessing to have such a gift – to be able to understand exactly what is going on in our time and discern the...
by Lauren Hovis | Apr 2, 2013 | Opinion
When I stepped off the plane in Nairobi, Kenya, I had no idea I would be embarking on one of the best experiences of my life. Last summer, I was blessed with the opportunity to join two other college students to participate in a 10-week internship with Cooperative...
by Robert Parham | Apr 2, 2013 | Opinion
Pope Francis has identified Christianity with humility in the age of humiliation. At the Maundy Thursday Mass, Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 inmates at the Casal del Marmo prison, including the feet of two Muslims and two women. He said that washing the feet of...
