by Mitch Carnell | Apr 8, 2021 | Opinion
“Harvesting life” should be a focal point for us as we age, said retired pastor and bioethicist Bert Keller. “Harvesting a life means remembering, cherishing and telling the stories of one’s lifetime,” Keller explained. “Harvesting means accepting the role of elder in...
by Tony C. Cartledge | Apr 7, 2021 | Opinion
I’ve seen more blaming than hand wringing over the Gallup organization’s recent poll showing that less than half of Americans claim membership in any church, mosque or synagogue. Gallup first started tracking church membership in 1937, when 73% of American adults...
by Jessica McDougald | Apr 7, 2021 | Opinion
My desk at the church office sits right beside a full wall of floor-to-ceiling windows, so I can see a great deal of the back of the church. The mailbox, so I know when to go out for the mail. The fountain with the stone statue of a flame, representing the Holy...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 6, 2021 | Opinion
Fear is often a defining factor of one’s faith. If there’s anything I’ve found to be consistently true over many decades, it is this reality. Often, I quote my friend, Bill Tillman, a fine Christian ethicist, who would say to his students, “Tell me something about...
by Gillian Drader and Kyndra Frazier | Apr 6, 2021 | Opinion
It might be a scripture inviting us to “put on the mind of Christ” or a prayer to “lay our burdens at the foot of the cross.” People in faith communities struggling with trauma and mental health issues often encounter spiritual leaders trying to help, but those...
by Tiffani Harris | Apr 6, 2021 | Opinion
Working sacrificially toward racial justice, equity and even reparations should be a focal point of local churches across the United States. To make the necessary changes to engage in such work, individual congregations should look to how the early church...
