by John D. Pierce | Jan 10, 2013 | Opinion
By John Pierce News this morning that Dr. Wallace C. McGill had reached the end of his earthly journey at age 84 brought both a heaviness of heart and that wonderfully strange kind of lightness. There was grief, knowing how much he was loved and the deep void that he...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 9, 2013 | Opinion
It’s amazing how much of ancient Israel is still around, though beneath the ground. Archaeologists continue to do their work during the summer digging seasons, uncovering new finds every year. Archaeology doesn’t always confirm biblical accounts: in fact,...
by Naomi King Walker | Jan 9, 2013 | Opinion
His name was Chris. I don’t remember his last name. He was about 8 years old and lived a few blocks from the Louisville, Ky., church where I served as associate minister of music. I only knew him a couple of months. Chris had the husky build of a future football...
by Mark Tidsworth | Jan 9, 2013 | Opinion
I am not against intentional marketing efforts by churches. Using social media, mass media and even old-fashioned print media can be helpful. It’s just that they are less helpful than disciples of Jesus pursuing an authentic, vitalized faith. Before a church...
by John Mustol | Jan 9, 2013 | Opinion
Christianity is an ethical faith so given our sinful inclinations, our lives as Christians are characterized by repentance and renewal. In “A Thicker Jesus: Incarnational Discipleship in a Secular Age,” Glen Stassen, Louis B. Smedes Professor of Christian...
by Robert Parham | Jan 8, 2013 | Opinion
Has President Barack Obama become what he, his campaign and liberal pundits accused Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney of being? Romney was pulverized for flip-flopping, shading ideas to the point of distortion and making up facts. Yet within weeks of being...
