by Wendell Griffen | Aug 12, 2020 | Opinion
Children, teachers and school staff need our prayers. I am joining many others in praying for those who are being ordered to return to school buildings and classrooms in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. However, we should also pray for the adults who knowingly...
by Barrett Owen | Aug 5, 2020 | Opinion
John 11 is a perfect, biblical example for those looking to protest. I’ll explain. In the story, Lazarus gets sick and dies. Martha’s enraged as she mourns her brother’s death, so she marches to the edge of town and waits for Jesus. Four days later, Jesus arrives and...
by Jim Kelsey | Jul 24, 2020 | Opinion
God is forging our faith on the anvil of our lives. God uses our experiences to shape our spirituality in a way that equips us to flourish and remain faithful in the changing circumstances of our lives (see Romans 8:28). Carlyle Fielding Stewart III writes the...
by Keith Felton | Jul 10, 2020 | Opinion
Many have been rightly focusing on racism that prompts police brutality of people of color following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and Rayshard Brooks. A social media post grabbed my attention recently: “If racists are kneeling on necks in...
by David Emmanuel Goatley | Jun 24, 2020 | Opinion
The pandemic and protests of 2020 have stirred reflection on and conversation about the ramifications of racism in the United States. This is not the only result, but it does seem more people may be acknowledging the debilitating and deadly consequences of racism that...