by Amy Butler | Mar 30, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Someone asked me last week what I had given up for Lent this year. I’m a bit embarrassed to say that her question caught me off guard because I haven’t given anything up for Lent, and I’m her new pastor. I suppose I could easily compose an entire list of excuses for...
by Mary Elizabeth Hanchey | Apr 17, 2020 | Opinion
Being the church when the world is crumbling requires identifying priorities. Have you ever thought about what you would grab and save if your house were on fire? Is there anything particularly precious that you have in a fireproof safe? What about triaging injuries...
by Ken Sehested | Aug 15, 2019 | Opinion
The grocery stores’ circulars in the newspaper caught my attention one recent slow morning in mid-August. I began to wonder how things might be different if certain fortunes were reversed. Instead of “back-to-school,” it’s “back-to-basic-training” discount offers....
by Gary Furr | Feb 10, 2012 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part series. Read part one here. I’ve been thinking, at 57, about how disappointing the world, other people, the church, society, politicians, even myself, are. And yet, I hope. I still think things can be...
by Gary Furr | Feb 9, 2012 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part series. I’ve been thinking, at 57, about how disappointing the world, other people, the church, society, politicians, even myself, are. And yet, I hope. I still think things can be better. This is mysterious. I...
