by Greg Garrett | Aug 12, 2010 | Opinion
Rodney Stark has summarized why mainline Protestant denominations in America have gone into decline and spoken with passion about what is going well within evangelical churches. When reading Stark’s interview, for the most part, I can only nod, say he’s... by Greg Garrett | Apr 13, 2010 | Opinion
I know that many people would rather not talk about sexual abuse in the church – or rather I not talk about it. And I would rather not talk about it, so we are all in agreement. And that, it seems to me, must be part of the problem. The other day at the Seminary of... by Greg Garrett | Feb 21, 2010 | Opinion
A man crashed his small plane on Feb. 18 into an Austin, Texas, building where employees of the Internal Revenue Service worked, killing or wounding a dozen people. It reminded a lot of people of similar crashes in New York City and Washington, D.C., eight years ago.... by Greg Garrett | Mar 26, 2009 | Opinion
It’s fairly common that about the time I’m starting to think I’m something, the world, my faith or my children conspire to make sure I know how unimportant I truly am in the cosmic scheme of things. Recently, I’ve been traveling the country speaking and teaching,... by Greg Garrett | Feb 8, 2009 | Opinion
He’s poor, this one. No advantages, nothing but his wits and determination. But he’s going to achieve his dream. And get the girl. Because that’s how this story works. It’s a familiar narrative in American life–every rags-to-riches story in the Horatio Alger...