by Patty Edwards Shaver | Mar 21, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Churches are filled with the “walking wounded,” people whose lives are affected by life challenges and traumas. They put on a happy face and dress to look their best, but underneath they are hurting. This insight was shared with me several years ago by a man who led a...
by Randall Balmer | Mar 20, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
I used to tell my graduate students that doing archival research is just about the most fun you can have with your clothes on. I gave up graduate students when I moved from Columbia to Dartmouth more than a decade ago, and it’s a good thing because if I said something...
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 Maralene Wesner | Mar 17, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Handling social issues is a problem for many Christians today. A woman’s place in society is such an issue. An incident with Martha gives us some vital information about Jesus’s opinion. She came to him and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do...
by Ken Sehested | Mar 17, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Opportunities for love’s bond begins close at hand as paths cross in ordinary circumstances: within families (among the most severe testing ground), workplaces, classrooms, churches. A close encounter could lead to dramatic outcomes. Those faithful in large things...
by Robert Helms | Mar 17, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
There can be little debate that religion is steadily declining in America. The evidence of a decline includes the reduced number of individuals who identify as Christians and the alarming number of churches that are closing their doors. What the religious community...
