4 Characteristics of Churches That Call New Leaders

Nearly all observers of the 21st-century church in America agree that the next generation of leadership is a cause for concern. Many write, blog, tweet and generally lament the state of leadership cultivation and training or lack thereof. Far too many congregations no...

Why You Should Be Glad Easter’s Always Moving

The Church Council that met in A.D. 325 in Nicaea, a city in northwest Asia Minor, determined that Easter Sunday would be observed on the first Sunday after the full moon that falls on or after March 21. That means that Easter cannot occur before March 22 or after...

If You Were Resurrected, How Would You Live?

There are costs in being brought back from the dead to life. Just ask Lazarus. Not that he had much to say, at least from what we can gather in Scripture. He was evidently the silent type. Lazarus is known primarily by his relationships – as the brother of...

A reality that should haunt, help and humble

By John Pierce Selective memory can cause many Christians to wonder in amazement at why their understandings of and proclamations about what seems so clearly right to them are not readily accepted by others. There is this missing sense of awareness that credibility...

Helping Others Must Balance Wisdom, Compassion

I only heard the phrase “compassion fatigue” a few years ago, but I knew what it meant even before I heard it defined. I know I am not as good a Christian as some, but fairly often, I feel burned by someone I am trying to help in some material way. Sadly,...

Using Our Website to Advance the Common Good

Editor’s Note: This is the third of a three-part series about using social media platforms to help EthicsDaily.com reach more people in our mission to challenge people of faith to advance the common good. The previous columns can be found here and here. While...