by Terrell Carter | Apr 30, 2020 | Opinion
Our nation has seen an increase in instances where police and citizens have interacted with African Americans in public spaces in not so positive ways. Examples include the infamous shootings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and the like, as well as the negative...
by Ed Sunday-Winters | Aug 16, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on July 2, 2010. At the time of publication, Sunday-Winters was senior pastor of Ball Camp Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. I would not hazard a guess as to how many preachers in these United States will refer this...
by James L. Evans | Dec 17, 2018 | Opinion
Christendom is a big word – and an old word – that points to a reality that no longer exists. Historically, Christendom meant the “reign of the church.” It describes the period of history between the 6th and 18th century. But the church does not reign over the world...
by Joe LaGuardia | Dec 22, 2017 | Opinion
Church consultants and pastors have spilled much ink regarding how churches should welcome guests. There is a reason for that: Churches, from veteran churches to church starts, need to learn how to greet guests and be the welcoming community Christ calls us to be. You...
by Bruce Prescott | Aug 21, 2013 | Opinion
I am the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit filed Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, seeking to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the grounds of the Oklahoma State Capitol. Jim Huff, executive secretary of the Oklahoma Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and...