by David Wilkerson | Aug 24, 2022 | Opinion
I created a private Facebook group nearly two years ago that focused on constructive dialogue. The dream for the group – Disagreeing Agreeably Is an Art – was to create a platform on Facebook that would encourage people from the entire spectrum of philosophical...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 23, 2022 | Opinion
Christian hymns often move us deeply, inspire us to live more fully and faithfully, and sustain us through life’s challenging times. “O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come.” “Great is thy faithfulness, morning by morning new mercies I see.” “’Tis...
by George E. Oliver | Aug 23, 2022 | Opinion
Pastors go through seasons of doubt. Sometimes, they’re long. You doubt yourself, the world, the future and even God. Maybe it’s wrong to admit this publicly, but this is reality. Pastors aren’t immune to being impacted by what we’re asked to...
by Brenda McWilliams | Aug 23, 2022 | Opinion
My thoughts have been pinging on the phrase “your God.” More specifically, Matthew 22:37-39 has been on my mind: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. … Love your neighbor as yourself.” Jesus proclaimed these...
by Don Gordon | Aug 22, 2022 | Opinion
God set forth a difficult task for the Hebrew people in Jeremiah 29:5-7: “Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters … seek the welfare of the city” (NRSV). Why is this a challenging and extraordinary...
by Alyssa Aldape | Aug 19, 2022 | Opinion
Frederick Buechner’s words are like lightning bugs in the darkness of grief or in the shadows of the ordinary. They illuminate bits of divinity we might not have seen otherwise. His words give us permission to dive into what is unknown and, in the end, discover that...
