by Keith Smith | Feb 1, 2013 | Opinion
The Hellenist widows were the first group in a local congregation to cry foul and complain that their needs were not being met (Acts 6:1-7). The latest are the introverts. Thanks to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), almost every church member now knows his or...
by Trudy Johnson | Feb 1, 2013 | Opinion
Global Women is an organization of abolitionists! We pray for and long for an end to the travesty of modern-day slavery that is human trafficking. Embedded in the DNA of our 11-year history are strategies to educate our constituents about trafficking as well as...
by Larry Greenfield | Feb 1, 2013 | Opinion
Are you ready for the observance on Feb. 2? Have you made plans for the observance? Will you do the observance in private or with a group? What do you expect to follow from the observance that falls on Feb. 2? Do you think I’m asking these questions about...
by Naomi King Walker | Jan 31, 2013 | Opinion
Much has been written in recent years about the negative effects of using masculine imagery and pronouns when referring to God. The Scriptures tell us that God is neither male nor female because God’s nature encompasses both male and female characteristics. God...
by Karen Shaw | Jan 31, 2013 | Opinion
We Protestants are wordy people. We are known for our emphasis on the Bible, the Word of God, and also for our preaching and evangelism. Words are our strength. But they are also our weakness. Often, in our prayers, we subject God to tedious monologues without...
by Randy Hyde | Jan 31, 2013 | Opinion
Very few, if any, of my boyhood heroes were of the religious variety. Everybody I knew held tremendous affection for Billy Graham. But what I noticed about the famed evangelist was his story of the time when, as a boy, he shook hands with Babe Ruth. He said he...
