by Barry Howard | Jul 26, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
These days many have departed or disconnected from the local church. Some are burned out and some have just been burned by the messiness created by mean-spirited or misdirected church people. However, many other members and non-members are thinking in fresh ways about...
by Barry Howard | Mar 20, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
What are the things that contribute to happiness? Internationally acclaimed motivational speaker Denis Waitley insists, “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and...
by Barry Howard | Feb 22, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
The church is undergoing a huge paradigm shift. While methodologies and strategies have been changing since the followers of Jesus were first called Christians at Antioch, Phyllis Tickle and others have pointed out that approximately every 500 years the church...
by Barry Howard | Nov 4, 2022 | Opinion
I had the privilege of spending a part of my summer sabbatical in Europe in 2012. Just before beginning a summer term at Oxford University, I visited several historic sites from the ancient Roman Empire, trying to brush up on my knowledge of the history of Western...
by Barry Howard | Sep 2, 2022 | Opinion
Work is good and essential in both a civilized society and a spiritual community. Maya Angelou aptly observed, “Nothing will work unless you do.” Work is not the essence of life, and the avoidance of work is not the key to happiness. However, a positive attitude...
