by Mitch Randall | Oct 31, 2019 | Opinion
Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses to the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, on Oct. 31, 1517, setting in motion the Protestant Reformation that would split the Roman Catholic Church. The fracture of European Christendom changed the world forever....
by Mark Tidsworth | May 1, 2019 | Opinion
Remember this statement? “Where there is no vision, the people perish” (Proverbs 29:18). Those of us trained as pastors, coaches, trainers or consultants before the turn of this century knew that identifying a church’s mission and vision was the gold standard for...
by Rupen Das | Jan 3, 2018 | Opinion
Christians who desire to change or transform the world too often fall into an anthropocentric outlook in which they see themselves as central and as the main actors of social change. Change is possible, evil can be pushed back, and the quality of life improved. Yet,...
by Rupen Das | Jan 2, 2018 | Opinion
The word “transformation” appears on the website of nearly every Christian organization involved in addressing poverty and social injustice. Speak to college students about their aspirations, it would not be unusual to hear some of them talk about wanting...
by Jim Somerville | Apr 3, 2014 | General
A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. March 30, 2014 The Fourth Sunday in Lent Ephesians 5:8-14 For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light— for the fruit of the light is found in all that...
