by Christopher B. Harbin | Sep 18, 2020 | Opinion
Nathan’s parable in 2 Samuel 12 is a beautiful manipulation of David’s emotions. It challenges him first to condemn a fictional character so he might begin to see the error of his way. Nathan confronts David after his escapades with Bathsheba and orchestrating the...
by Colin Harris | Sep 15, 2020 | Opinion
Studies in Jeremiah have typically summarized his assessment of Judah’s waywardness from covenant faithfulness under the two sins of injustice and idolatry. He clearly joins his predecessors in calling out the patterns of social and economic life that allowed the...
by Terrell Carter | Jul 7, 2020 | Opinion
We have witnessed yet another series of public disturbances in recent weeks that began in response to the unnecessary deaths and serious injuries of Black people at the hands of police. I’ve tried to engage most of my conservative white friends about the church’s need...
by Jim Hopkins | Jun 26, 2020 | Opinion
The place of statues in public spaces is currently under great scrutiny. This examination includes not only statues erected to commemorate Confederate generals, soldiers and political leaders, but also those erected in honor of presidents like George Washington,...
by Ken Sehested | Jun 26, 2020 | Opinion
I will likely be considered antiquated, maybe maniacal, even apoplectic when I say we in the United States (with derivative outbreaks elsewhere) are under the spell of the demonic. Of those who worship death’s malicious craving, specifically the sacrificial scalp of...
