by Sean Palmer | Oct 2, 2025 | Opinion
In the late 90s, when I was finding my voice in ministry, the air was thick with talk of becoming “missional.” Coffee shops and conferences buzzed with pastors dreaming aloud about churches that moved, congregations that reached out to the surrounding world with...
by Justin Cox | Oct 1, 2025 | Opinion
I choose to believe in certain things. Like how the color of my socks impacts a college basketball game. Or how Duke’s mayonnaise is the only acceptable condiment for a proper tomato sandwich. I’m prone to believe my hair looks better on the second day...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Sep 29, 2025 | Opinion
Knowing our history is essential to knowing who we are. Understanding our origin story—where we came from, the context of our birth, the journeys and struggles of those before us—gives our lives a deeper sense of meaning. It situates us within a larger narrative that...
by Brad Bull | Sep 25, 2025 | Opinion
My usually stoic church secretary wept as she explained, “I was listening to [a preacher] on the radio. He said you can’t believe in evolution and be a Christian. My [adult] son believes in evolution. Do you think he’s not a Christian because of that?” With...
by Craig Nash | Sep 24, 2025 | Opinion
Political commentators often describe an issue in terms of the percentage of people who support or oppose it. “This is an 80–20 issue,” they’ll say, meaning 80 percent are on one side and 20 percent on the other. A more accurate assessment is that most issues in the...