7 Ways for Churches to Address Culture of Violence

In a previous column, I suggested that an assumed culture of violence prevails among many of those who are most vocal in defense of gun ownership. They are not alone, however. Even many non-gun owners live in fear, mistrust and suspicion. Therefore, I urged that...

Brand Loyalty? Boomers Not Tied to One Church

Two recent conversations haunt me. An old college friend, a leading-edge baby boomer (age 63) whom I knew to be a person of faith in college, told me he and his wife “had given up on the institutional church.” The other conversation was with an educated...

The Recovery of Civility

I really don’t want to get old before my time. But I’m beginning to think my grandparents were right: the world really is “going to hell in a hand basket.” I’m talking about the demise of civility. Witness these recent examples: In...