by Sue Smith | Mar 18, 2019 | Opinion
In Chiapas, the rural southwest state in Mexico, issues surrounding migration are a little different than what we hear about on the news. Communities aren’t controlled by gangs. You don’t witness acts of violence on the streets, and you cannot assume that pretty much...
by Danny Chisholm | Mar 18, 2019 | Opinion
“Only in the Western world is the phrase ‘church shopping’ used.” These words from the book, “Sentness: Six Postures of Missional Christians,” caught my attention. Consider the rest of the quote: “The consumer church does not require enough from its members. People...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 15, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Few things are as rare as a changed mind. Everyone seems to buy into a particular ideology and defend it regardless of faults or facts. Often professing Christians are the most rigid and defensive by attributing divine endorsements to weak but...
by Greg DeLoach | Mar 15, 2019 | Opinion
Walking onto the university campus, I listened to birds deep in song as the morning emerged from dark night; the sky not quite light and not quite dark. Rounding the corner to the building where my office is located stands one bright tree – a tulip tree full of...
by Brent Hamoud | Mar 15, 2019 | Opinion
Millions of innocent Muslims are suffering simply because they exist in contexts where Islam is widely loathed and targeted, as I discussed previously The role of statelessness as a weapon of persecution and dehumanization is a very disturbing trend. These problems...
by Richard Wilson | Mar 15, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on March 11, 2003. At the time of publication, Richard Wilson was the Columbus Roberts Professor of Theology and chair of the Roberts Department of Christianity in Mercer University’s College of Liberal Arts in Macon,...