by Paul Lewis | Sep 11, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Leadership season is open. We will soon elect a president of the United States and other national, state and local government officials. At this time of year, church nominating committees typically start preparing a list of church leaders to be elected. Such times...
by Starlette Thomas | Jun 10, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
“I’m in charge.” “I’m the boss.” “You report to me.” Even more than a mirror, power reveals who a person really is and whether they have a strong or weak sense of moral identity. Who we are when we are in charge speaks to our character. How we behave when given...
by Christopher B. Harbin | Jul 28, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
We glorify wealth, strength and fame. We take people who already have those attributes and lift them higher as our leaders, our heroes. Jesus comes along. We rush to see him at the courts of the Temple, turning over the tables of the moneychangers and running off...
by Michael Chancellor | May 23, 2023 | Christian Nationalism, Feature-, Opinion
Christian values and family values aren’t what they used to be. Perhaps, like inflation that has diminished our buying power, the so-called “Christian values” of today are profoundly diminished. It is also true that Christian values are adrift from the historic...
by Patty Edwards Shaver | May 9, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
The term narcissist gets thrown around a lot and tends to be misused. To many, a narcissist is someone who thinks too highly of themselves, but there is more to it than that. According to Melinda Smith and Lawrence Robinson of HelpGuide.Org, “Narcissistic personality...
