by Brett Younger | Apr 8, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Editor’s Note: The following appeared in the March/April issue of Nurturing Faith Journal. Two years ago, L’Appartement 4F, a French bakery, opened a few blocks from my house in Brooklyn. The lines have stretched around the block ever since. Moms with strollers,...
by Brad Bull | Mar 22, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Do you know that irritating thing people with smartwatches do? One second, they are looking you in the eye, apparently listening. But suddenly, they jump, convulse their head down, look at their wrist, and, with their index finger, start tapping like they’re sending...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 14, 2022 | Opinion
In my college years, I noticed a church sign promoting an upcoming sermon titled, “A Christian View of Time.” What caught my attention was use of the article “A” rather than “The.” The preacher had enough self-awareness and integrity to acknowledge that he didn’t have...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 17, 2021 | Opinion
We were out for a walk on Sunday afternoon, wearing jackets appropriate for the brisk 50-degree temperature. I had even donned my Georgia football cap, but still felt a little chilly. The fall colors are gorgeous this year, if not a bit late, and most houses in our...
by Mitch Carnell | May 10, 2021 | Opinion
Susan Sparks has created a profound book of faith wrapped in humor with her latest publication, Love, a Tiara and a Cupcake. Melding her many talents as a lawyer, stand-up comedian and preacher (she is pastor of Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City), Sparks...