by Rob Hewell | Dec 15, 2016 | Opinion
Advent will be drawing down any day now. The way we tend to measure these things, the calendar tells us Advent is at an end. Yet, the truth about Advent is that until we arrive at the climactic moment in the story of God’s re-creation – a new heaven and a...
by Rob Hewell | Jul 6, 2015 | Opinion
It seems unthinkable to followers of Christ for the terms “Christianity” and “hate speech” to be linked to one another. Yet a recent Internet search for the phrase “Christianity as hate speech” brought a noted response of an...
by Rob Hewell | Jul 14, 2014 | Opinion
The book of Acts makes clear that the work of God’s Holy Spirit will highlight, not diminish, the differences between God’s people and the rest of the world. The first nine verses of chapter 17 indicate Paul and Silas arrived in Thessalonica, where Paul...
by Rob Hewell | Feb 27, 2014 | Opinion
A recent poll found that Americans, in general, and Protestant clergy, in particular, believe that religious liberty in the United States is on the wane. The poll, overseen and reported by Ed Stetzer, president of LifeWay Research, asked whether or not respondents...
by Rob Hewell | Jul 16, 2013 | Opinion
Worship is a political act. But whose politics? America’s national story and societal landscape are politically vibrant and interlaced with religious and, at times, biblical themes. The messages and symbols of nationalism have frequently incorporated various...
