by Amy Butler | Jul 12, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Lectionary preachers were assigned Genesis 22 recently, the story of Abraham’s almost-murder of his son Isaac, as a text for worship. If you recall, the story goes that Abraham heard a voice the text calls God’s voice, telling him to take his son Isaac on a hike, to...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 13, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
Author’s Note: A deeper dive into this subject will appear in the next issue of Nurturing Faith Journal. Arguably, the “lead actor” (or character) in the new documentary series “Shiny Happy People” is no one in the expansive Duggar family, known for their long-running...
by Randall Balmer | Dec 14, 2022 | Opinion
A colleague once remarked, “I teach for free. They pay me to grade.” I suspect anyone engaged in pedagogy understands that sentiment, especially those of us who teach in the humanities. In the STEM disciplines, at least it appears to me from afar, you’re more likely...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 26, 2021 | Opinion
From my own narrow-minded experiences, I know the problems with ignorance are enhanced by the fact that it doesn’t hurt – and tends to go unrecognized by those who suffer from it most. And, as the poet and novelist Charles Bukowski, put it, “The problem with the world...
by Robert Parham | Dec 11, 2020 | Opinion
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