by William Brackney | Feb 22, 2019 | Opinion
Article 25 of the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” (1948) declared, “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate to himself and his family, including food, clothing, medical care and necessary social services.” Decades later, the U.N. Convention on...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 21, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce For some professing Christians Jesus just ain’t mean enough. They claim him as their savior but consider him a wimp when it comes to “real life” experiences. They impose a strictly literally interpretation on the Bible, in principle, but literally...
by Laura Landgraf | Feb 21, 2019 | Opinion
I am standing on a 10-meter Olympic diving platform. Suddenly, there is a roaring in my ears, a cacophony of sound; voice, noise, high-pitched screaming. I clap my hands over my ears – and jump. Fear claws at my throat as I plummet toward the water. Impact is...
by Colin Harris | Feb 21, 2019 | Opinion
“Biblical literacy” bills are being proposed and enacted in several U.S. states. Such legislation allows for courses in the history and literature of the Bible to be part of a regular public-school curriculum. These measures have drawn the expected praise from...
by Chris Sanders | Feb 21, 2019 | Opinion
Mention “labor” in America, and nostalgic images come to mind of 20th-century white men in hard hats, hands and faces grimy with hard labor. For whatever reason, people with work called a career don’t see the labor now before us. But there they are, providing supply...
by Susan Chorley | Feb 20, 2019 | Opinion
Do women in your church know their lives, bodies and minds are sacred and valued? Are there safe and confidential spaces in your church for women to express grief or confusion and receive pastoral care? Are their indications that your leadership team acknowledges...
