by Nathan Napier | Jun 13, 2022 | Opinion
A lone human standing motionless in front of a row of armored tanks is the image on the cover of Thomas Slater’s Revelation as Civil Disobedience (Abingdon Press, 2019) The cover design is prescient, as is Slater’s observation that “Christians are to put their faith... by Nathan Napier | Aug 8, 2017 | Opinion
Communicating the simple message of Jesus while emphasizing the importance of faith seeking understanding through critical thinking is one of the more pronounced tensions in local church ministry. How can we maintain the simplicity and centrality of Jesus’... by Nathan Napier | Nov 10, 2014 | Opinion
Graduation commencements usually are not very memorable. We’ve all been to our fair share and precious few of us can remember much of what the honorary guest speaker, impassioned with conviction, told us that day. The 2008 graduation commencement at McAfee... by Nathan Napier | Jun 17, 2013 | Opinion
We’ve all been there. Recent college or seminary graduates excited to teach our future churches all the wonderful things we have learned about biblical studies in order to open up the newest vistas of biblical truth and knowledge, only to find that our... by Nathan Napier | Nov 29, 2012 | Opinion
Palestinian Christians are a forgotten people. They are the Christians in the world that other Christians have almost completely forgotten or don’t even acknowledge exist. The recent conflict in the Middle East makes this glaringly clear. Several years ago, I...