by Starlette Thomas | Sep 30, 2022 | Feature, Opinion
When a former U.S. president thinks he is the closest thing to Jesus, his followers must question what direction Christianity is going in. When Jesus and Pilate stood before a crowd, it wasn’t for a photo opportunity. Recently, Donald Trump reshared a social media...
by Simon Barrow | Sep 30, 2022 | Feature-, Opinion
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by Mitch Randall | Sep 29, 2022 | Opinion
American Baptist Home Mission Societies held their 2022 Space for Grace conference in Kansas City last week. The theme of “Testify!” speaks to the need in these times for diverse voices sharing genuine, honest dialogue about issues of Christian leadership,...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 28, 2022 | Opinion
Most Americans missed it and most wouldn’t care, but the Jerusalem Post, a conservative daily newspaper in Israel, reported September 20 the breathless news that five red heifers had arrived in Israel, courtesy of a fundamentalist farmer in Texas. CBN News, a website...
by Colin Harris | Sep 28, 2022 | Opinion
A collection of parables in Luke’s gospel that focus on the nature and challenges of discipleship have been the focus of recent Lectionary texts. With good help from Tony Cartledge’s excellent commentary material in the Nurturing Faith Journal, our Sunday School class...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 27, 2022 | Opinion
Telling others what they “should,” “ought” or “must” do is typically a turnoff. Even persons in rightful places of authority — parents, teachers, supervisors — usually choose less-demanding language to make their expectations known, like: “It might be good if you...
