by Kate Hanch | Feb 20, 2012 | Opinion
Martha Stearns Marshall Month, which occurs in February, celebrates the voices of women in the pulpit. Martha Stearns Marshall lived during the 18th century and, along with her husband, provided leadership and preaching for Baptist churches in North Carolina and...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 20, 2012 | Opinion
A recent article points to a historiclowintithing among Americans, which should come as no surprise to anyone who plays a role in trying to balance church budgets these days. Programs are being cut, mission offerings sliced, and staff positions pared away because the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 18, 2012 | Opinion
With the temperature in the mid-60s, I couldn’t resist taking a hike through a nearby nature preserve called Hemlock Bluffs. The name derives, as one might guess, from the hemlock trees that can be found there. Eastern hemlocks (Tsuga canadensis), to be...
by Colin Harris | Feb 17, 2012 | Opinion
The latest round of the political WrestleMania gotcha match, otherwise known as the presidential campaign, finds the members of the tag team trying to “out-faith” each other while simultaneously painting their eventual opponent as “anti-faith.”...
by James L. Evans | Feb 17, 2012 | Opinion
In the interest of full disclosure, let me begin by acknowledging that my wife is a public school teacher – soon to complete her 20th year. I have nothing but the highest admiration for her. She brings a level of professionalism, integrity, not to mention compassion,...
by Bill Wilson | Feb 16, 2012 | Opinion
Every congregation needs to be engaged in a healthy conversation about worship. Hopefully, it is at the heart of your identity, calendar and thought-life. As you face the future, one powerful question you must wrestle with is: “Of what value is worship in our...
