Immigration Issue Far More Than a Legal Problem

Editor’s note: Below is part one of a two-part column on immigration and theology.    Attending a recent screening of “Gospel Without Borders” and a discussion of its implications by some frontline participants clarified for me as nothing else the...

Avoiding the Iceberg: 6 Tips for Sinking Churches

What if you knew your congregation were on a collision course with its demise? What would you do? Who would you tell? How would it change the way you lead? Would it affect your sense of urgency? Would it help you better distinguish between minor and major issues? The...

Fundamentalists Hint They Speak for God in Election

Southern Baptist preacher Robert Jeffress injected poisonous language into the public square, attacking the faith of one Republican presidential candidate and praising the faith of another. He called Mormonism a cult, a slam at former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney,...

Seven Ways to Change Attitudes about Immigration

A recent showing of the documentary “Gospel Without Borders” at Denver’s Iliff School of Theology energized participants to “do more” through practical steps, which can be adopted by any congregation that wants to bring discussion about...

Archbishop Speaks Out Against Abuse in Zimbabwe

The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams pulled no punches in his sermon to 15,000 Anglicans in a sports stadium in the capital of Zimbabwe on a recent Sunday. The archbishop is often accused of obscurity, usually unfairly, by people who cannot be bothered to...