by Justin Cox | Mar 31, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
I’ve constantly struggled throughout my life at having to do something a particular way because folks told me there was only one way I could do it. Since middle school, I’ve dug in my heels on plenty of hills of resistance, starting with any math teacher who...
by Barry Howard | Aug 12, 2022 | Opinion
Grief feels like different things to different people. For example, in A Grief Observed C.S. Lewis confessed, “No one told me that grief feels so much like fear.” I have walked alongside individuals and families who are dealing with grief for over 40 years. Here are...
by Nathan Patzke | Jan 14, 2022 | Opinion
I went to New Orleans in response to the devastation left by Hurricane Ida, helping a church in LaPlace with disaster relief. One of the resources I overheard a resident turning to was a well-known prosperity ministry. I could only imagine the problematic results of...
by Rebekah Gordon | Oct 25, 2021 | News
The job of a ministry is heavy and complex. Caring for the grieving, offering marital advice, praying for the worried and anxious is challenging. Toss a global pandemic in the mix and things get even more stressful and overwhelming. The pandemic has caused widespread...
by Jakob Topper | Aug 4, 2021 | Opinion
“Try being an atheist.” That’s the strangest pastoral advice I’ve ever given. It wasn’t a joke or a trick either. A friend (not a church member) came to me for help because they were struggling with suicidal ideation. “What do you do if god hates you?” That was how...
