by Bill Wilson | Feb 8, 2013 | Opinion
I know firsthand how utterly boring and laborious creating a building use policy can be. Every church I have ever served has entered into a major building project. The debate around building use has been a constant. It also has evolved dramatically for me. As a...
by Guy Sayles | Feb 8, 2013 | Opinion
Unless you’re a painter, roofer or firefighter, you’re probably not on a ladder very often. From time to time, you use a stepstool to reach the top shelf of a tall cabinet or a stepladder to change a light bulb. A couple of times of year, you get out the...
by Jon Kuhrt | Feb 8, 2013 | Opinion
It was just another busy Saturday in our house. Although I try to keep my weekends as clear as possible of work so I can spend time with my family, I always have my phone with me. This means that it can be hard to avoid seeing work e-mails on the weekend. And this...
by Griff Martin | Feb 7, 2013 | Opinion
Recently, Time featured a cover story on director Kathryn Bigelow and her film, “Zero Dark Thirty.” If you have not seen the movie, it’s a tense and amazing story about the hunt for Osama bin Laden. One of the surprising elements of the article dealt...
by Randy Hyde | Feb 7, 2013 | Opinion
One Sunday after worship, I greeted a young man who was visiting with us for the first and – as it would turn out – the last time. Before I had the opportunity to introduce myself and welcome him, and without so much as a “hello, howdy,” he pointed to a...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 7, 2013 | Opinion
North Carolina’s new governor has raised the ire of educators in the state’s university system by suggesting that the only purpose of higher education worth funding is training that will lead directly to jobs. I suspect he’s not the only governor...
