How are we perceived?

by | Jul 17, 2012 | Opinion

By John Pierce One of my favorite parts of doing communication consultation with churches is helping leadership to see some things their well-accustomed eyes might have missed. It is not that I am brighter or more perceptive. Rather I bring a new perspective to what...

How Jesus’ Divisiveness Created New Unity

by | Jul 17, 2012 | Opinion

When reading the New Testament, one discovers a great emphasis on love and unity. Indeed, the coming of the spirit at Pentecost is just one story that tells us that one of the primary works of the spirit is to unite together people from all walks of life in the...

These Everyday Heroes Never See the Spotlight

by | Jul 17, 2012 | Opinion

Every morning, Leo’s smile brightens the cafeteria at my elementary school. He hobbles in, holding his teacher’s hand. His eyes squint at the bright lights. He squirms at loud noises. And always, he smiles. “Good morning, Leo,” I say as I rub...

Don’t think about it …

by | Jul 16, 2012 | Opinion

I’m still struggling to comprehend one of the more mind-boggling planks in the 2012 party platform adopted recently by Texas Republicans. The party’s lengthy statement on education opposes various aspects of multicultural education, early childhood...

Growing in Christian Faith Like Family Farming

by | Jul 16, 2012 | Opinion

Wendell Berry says there are things about a farm that a farmer learns only by living on the land over time, tending to it in season and out of season, watching how the wind sweeps across it, observing how water flows over it, seeing the tracks of animals that call it...