by Jim Somerville | Jan 17, 2013 | Opinion
I met a man yesterday who is passionate about his mission. In his lifetime he hopes to bring one billion people to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Did you hear that? One billion. This is his approach: he goes to schools in India, talks with the principals and...
by Drew Smith | Jan 17, 2013 | Opinion
As the 113th Congress was being sworn in, media were covering not only the many problems this legislative body will face in the coming days, but also the new religious diversity that sets this Congress apart from others. While the percentage of those legislators from...
by Trevor Barton | Jan 17, 2013 | Opinion
I first met John Irving’s writings in Mali, West Africa. My reading buddy, Joanne, had a wonderful library and a beautiful heart, and she became my literary oasis in our Saharan desert country. One day she handed me a ragged copy of “A Prayer for Owen...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 16, 2013 | Opinion
A January 14 press release from LifeWay Christian Resources caught my eye with a surprising headline: “Survey: Most SBC pastors not prepared to die.” I read the release, curious to see if a majority of Southern Baptist Convention pastors — whom one...
by Martin Marty | Jan 16, 2013 | Opinion
Sightings is supposed to be about “public religion.” So what are pastors, ministers, priests and rabbis doing here this week? David Brooks mentioned them Friday in his New York Times column; that is a pretty public reference to a religious theme....
by Jonathan Edwards | Jan 16, 2013 | Opinion
A minister friend of mine was telling me a few days ago about her daughter who was reluctant to attend yet another Christmas service and who asked with a tired voice, “How many different ways are there to rehash the same old story?” The answer to the...
