It feels like a trick question. Like the one a teacher asks each new class: “How many months of the year have 28 days?” Just as surely as someone always yells out “February,” a more thoughtful student eventually realizes: “All…
To hand someone a dollar or not?
by Kim Priddy, Associate Pastor of Missions To hand someone a dollar or not? This is a debate that is faced when you come upon someone holding a cardboard sign at an intersection that reads: “Hungry- Anything Helps.” The bible…
Reflecting on the contributions of Martin Luther King Jr
10 distractions regarding worship music
By Chuck Lawless A few weeks ago, I posted findings on common worship distractions. Since that time, some readers have questioned me more specifically about our findings regarding the musical component of worship. So, the goal in this post is…
Inclusion reflex
Where is God?
John’s prologue is actually a poem that introduces major themes that will be developed in the unfolding of the story that follows. It is a beautiful poem about the mystery of incarnation. I love the story about two mischievous boys,…
‘Je Suis Juif’: Do Jews and France have a future together?
Mormon Church threatens critic with excommunication
Duke cancels Muslim call to prayer from chapel tower
Andy Stanley gets surprisingly real about love, sex, and dating
Pope Francis on free speech: ‘You cannot insult the faith of others’
Calling a woman as pastor
From time to time, I receive a call from a member of a pastor search committee that is considering a woman as their senior pastor (which is a term that I don’t find anywhere in scripture, but I understand the…