by Blake Hart | Sep 22, 2017 | Opinion
We teach our children from a very young age not to be selfish. It’s one of those qualities we easily see as a negative. When one child is selfishly guarding a toy to themselves, we interject, “Now, remember. We have to be nice and share with our...
by Blake Hart | Jan 5, 2017 | Opinion
It is nearly impossible to talk about immigration in the church, especially in the South. While speaking with a pastor about beginning immigrant legal ministries in churches, his comment to me was, “I don’t see you starting this kind of ministry in any...
by Blake Hart | Sep 24, 2015 | Opinion
We live in a fearful society. I remember going to school after the 1999 Columbine massacre and meeting in the auditorium to learn about our now necessary lock-down procedures. The fear of going to school and dying there became very real. I also remember a time before...
by Blake Hart | Jul 29, 2013 | Opinion
“Righteousness.” What a confusing and misunderstood word. We use it and use it over and over again without much critical thought as to what it means. Thanks to our traditional focus on personal piety, this word has taken on overtones of a personal...
