It is midnight. Not the kind of midnight measured by clocks. The kind that settles into your bones. The kind that lingers long after the sun has risen. We all know this midnight. It is the midnight of the marriage...
Graduations are memorable and joyful experiences. Graduations are sad, too, however, as I realize that these students will not walk the halls and the classrooms of the university again on a daily basis. So I find myself with mixed feelings of celebration as well as grief.
Las graduaciones son experiencias memorables y gozosas. Sin embargo, las graduaciones también son tristes, ya que me doy cuenta de que este grupo de estudiantes no volverá a caminar a diario los pasillos y aulas de la universidad. A veces experimento el mismo sentimiento de duelo en ambientes más informales cuando hablo en conferencias o talleres en diferentes lugares alrededor del mundo.
In John 10:9 Jesus says, “I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture.” What does it mean to say that Jesus is the gate through which one…
With the whole world watching, spiritual advisers face new challenges.
“We don’t have to please God in any other way than to be brutally honest,” he said.
Americans who see the Bible as fable now outnumber those who believe it to be the literal word of God. Gallup announced the shift in a survey it released Tuesday titled “Record Few Americans Believe Bible is Literal Word of God.”…
For many Christian women, including racial minorities, and others whose voices traditionally have not been heard by or represented in institutional churches, the Internet has created new platforms to teach, preach and connect.
When we become willing to routinely sit alongside people who disagree with us vehemently and at the most foundational level, it’s like, for just a second, things slow down and cease being about the institution winning or losing or living…
Seminaries are changing in our time. Some have called theological education a “troubled industry,” and many trends support this analysis. As ecclesial patterns shift, seminaries are becoming more nimble in addressing the cultural marginalization of congregations. More important than ever,…
Recently, social media was abuzz with the hashtag #thingsonlychristianwomenhear. If you haven’t followed the conversation, you might want to peruse some of the comments. I have heard most of the things listed, particularly since I was ordained in a Baptist…
Sixty-four percent of U.S. adults say same-sex marriages should be recognized by the law. Although not meaningfully different from the 61 percent last year, this is the highest percentage to date.
After a week of chaos in Washington, the president finally found a friendly crowd at Liberty University.
