by Johnna Ryan | Jun 28, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
When religious offerings are forced on capable adults, it removes religious freedom. Unfortunately, we see that happening at many Christian colleges nationwide that hold chapel services run by faculty and students for their student body. These services are a great...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 8, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
Curiosity is not listed specifically among the spiritual gifts. But there is no clear indication that the biblical lists are exhaustive. Those listed gifts presented to early followers of Jesus helped them and those since to fill important roles in communal living as...
by Ron Rolheiser | Jul 28, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
For too many years, for me, Christ was simply Jesus’ last name: Jack Smith, Susan Parker, Jesus Christ. Intellectually, I knew better. But, practically, both in my private faith and as a theologian, I functioned as if Christ were simply Jesus’ surname. Whether in...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Apr 5, 2022 | News
Nearly two-thirds (73%) of all U.S. parents say they are concerned when it comes to their “child’s / children’s spiritual development,” according to a Barna Group report published March 30. Of this total, 37% are “very” and 36% are “somewhat” concerned, while 15% are...
by William Hooper | Apr 17, 2014 | Opinion
Why do we get knee-jerk reactions from some people of faith to anything dealing with science? It has been a few years since I took chemistry and physics at a university, so I don’t remember a whole lot of content. However, I do remember how science works....