by Robert Callahan | Dec 29, 2022 | Opinion
The holiday season can make us sentimental. It’s natural to long for a time when we roasted marshmallows, warmed by the light of a fireplace rather than the dumpster fire the world around us has become. After all, marshmallows roasted over hot garbage don’t taste the...
by Michael Chancellor | Dec 15, 2022 | Opinion
Evangelicals have become an angry and selfish lot within U.S. society. These are harsh words that I take no pleasure in writing, but sadly, it is true. The American experience enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights were...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 15, 2022 | Jesus Worldview Initiative, Opinion
There is a lot of talk today about leaving Christianity. Those who do so are sometimes labeled as “dones.” I get it. There’s much within Americanized white evangelicalism that is repelling — and leads many to rejecting the identity of the larger faith it claims to...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 1, 2022 | Jesus Worldview Initiative, Opinion
All Saints’ Day honors those now in the greater presence of God. The comfort that joins our sweet memories flows from the deeply held conviction that death does not have the final word. This life-over-death belief permeates our faith from the Easter experience to all...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 25, 2022 | Jesus Worldview Initiative, Opinion
Since the Atlanta Braves relocated their spring training facility to North Port on the gulf side of Florida, a relaxing dinner at Snook Haven has become a new post-game tradition. This old Florida fish and barbecue dive is the perfect spot to continue unwinding. Last...