by Libby Carroll | Jun 8, 2022 | News
Though most congregants see children’s ministry as an “unmistakable priority” within the church, a recent report from Barna Group (produced in partnership with Awana) revealed that children’s ministry leaders often feel that their ministry is forgotten. A majority...
by Michael Chancellor | Jun 1, 2022 | Opinion
Politicians often seem to act as experts about everything once they are elected. After the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting, the overwhelming consensus of Governor Greg Abbott and others was that this was a “mental health” problem. Before I address this...
by Cameron Vickrey | May 27, 2022 | Opinion
“Joy is the gift of love, grief is the price of love, and rage is that which protects what is loved.” I keep repeating these words of Valarie Kaur, an activist and spiritual teacher, over and over. Joy — so easily stolen. Grief — so unnecessary. Rage — so inescapable....
by Alyssa Aldape | May 27, 2022 | Opinion
What has not been said about mass shootings and the toll they take on children? What fresh, new perspective will convince lawmakers on both sides of the hell that exist here in America? I am tired of leaving a courteous voicemail to my representatives telling them...
by David Wheeler | May 27, 2022 | Opinion
Texas Governor Greg Abbott spoke to the press on the afternoon of May 24 in the wake of the latest U.S. school shooting. “He shot and killed horrifically and incomprehensively 14 students and killed a teacher,” Abbott said. “When parents drop their kids off at school,...
