by Justin Cox | Jul 19, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
If you’re a sadist and enjoy seeing someone squirm with discomfort, I invite you to watch me suffer through a business meeting. In such a setting, one discovers I take on the desperate actions of a fish snatched out of the sea. Flailing around, eyes bulging with...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Feb 28, 2022 | News
Congregants and clergy agree that confidence in the wisdom of U.S. Protestants pastors is low, according to a Barna Group report published Feb. 16. When presented with the question, “Would you consider a pastor to be a trustworthy source of wisdom?” only 23% of U.S....
by Chris Richardson | Feb 22, 2022 | Opinion
Like so many other parents with elementary-aged kids, I have recently learned that we don’t talk about Bruno, no no, no. I haven’t even seen the movie, but I think I know the song just the same. And, like so many others my age, I also grew up with lists of questions...
by Ben Brown | Sep 20, 2021 | Opinion
Dead silence. Not a peep. This was the response at a meeting of local ministers when a denominational leader asked, “What are y’all thinking about in regards to your ministries in 2022?” That was the moment that I realized part of the weight that I’m carrying. Leading...
by Starlette Thomas | Sep 13, 2021 | Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
I trust God but I have my doubts about the North American Church. Worse still, its response to my lack of faith in the institution troubles me. The reflex is to protect the institution and not the sheep. It is not that church leaders and lay people are not aware of...
