by Randall Balmer | Jul 7, 2025 | Opinion
Jimmy Swaggart didn’t want to talk with me. He really didn’t want to talk with me. I flew to Baton Rouge in 1998, ten years after his famous—infamous!—confession that he had sinned against various people, including the Almighty. I had never been a fan of the...
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 7, 2025 | Opinion
“So, what do you do?” Introductions quickly move from the pleasant exchange of first names to business as usual. Defined by our work, our identity, personal worth, and social currency are determined by our 9 to 5, making it difficult to clock out. In a capitalist...
by Geoff Davidson | Jul 7, 2025 | Opinion
In the beginning, the Spirit of God hovered over the boundless waters. Before the praise of our Creator was revealed in the colors of fishes, the scurrying of beach mice, the caws of gulls and the swaying of sea oats as they hold their dunes together in recognition of...
by Monty Self | Jul 7, 2025 | Opinion
There’s nothing like receiving a card in the mail. It speaks volumes. First and foremost, it communicates that an individual took the time to think about you. As you open the card, you discover the significant investment they have made in the correspondence....
by Mitch Randall | Jul 3, 2025 | Opinion
In July 2020, Good Faith Media (GFM) launched with great anticipation for a bright future. After careful consideration by the staff and leadership at Ethics Daily and Nurturing Faith, both organizations believed their most effective path forward was to create an...
by Keri Ladner | Jul 3, 2025 | Opinion
Visit just about any evangelical church in America on any given Sunday, and you are almost guaranteed to hear music produced by Bethel Church of Redding, California. The church has two award-winning music labels—Bethel Music and Jesus Culture (though Jesus Culture is...