Today We Pray for Our Enemies Jon Huckins April 16, 2013 General 5 BY: JON HUCKINS -- It is in times and tragedies like those that happened in Boston that our call to pray for our enemies is most difficult...
Why I've stopped saying 'We are a nation of immigrants' Kevin D. Miller April 15, 2013 General, Immigration & Refugees 7 BY: KEVIN MILLER -- “We are, after all, a nation of immigrants.” It’s a line I’ve used as almost a stock answer to individuals putting down...
Cure for the White Savior Complex Shawn Casselberry April 15, 2013 General, Race 46 BY: SHAWN CASSELBERRY -- We have all seen movies like Dangerous Minds, Freedom Writers, or Blindside, right? You know the ones, where...
Hell and the Love of God (Pt. 2 of 2) Christian Piatt April 14, 2013 General, Theology 13 BY: CHRISTIAN PIATT -- Does hell exist? Perhaps. But the God of my understanding – the God revealed to me by the life and teachings of Jesus...
Hell and the Love of God (Pt. 1 of 2) Christian Piatt April 13, 2013 Theology 12 BY: CHRISTIAN PIATT -- If God can’t expiate sin without our participation in asking for that forgiveness, then God is weak. If, instead, God chooses...
My Journey Out of the Religious Right (VIDEO) Frank Schaeffer April 12, 2013 Church Life, General, Theology 18 BY: FRANK SCHAEFFER -- Recently I spoke at the University of Oklahoma on my journey out of the Religious Right. Here's the video...
My Brother, Compassion, Gay Marriage, and Me T.C. Porter April 12, 2013 General, LGBTQ+ 27 BY: TC PORTER -- My brother has been with his male partner for thirteen years, exhibiting covenantal love and commitment in a way...
Was Jesus Efficient Enough? Stephen Mattson April 11, 2013 Church Life, General, Theology 1 BY: STEPHEN MATTSON -- When Christians have a business mindset about their faith, they often mistake efficiency with effectiveness, but not...
Funeral Grace Morf Morford April 11, 2013 Family and Parenting, General 1 BY: MORF MORFORD -- Not long ago I attended a funeral for a sixteen year old boy. He was a student at the school where my wife is a teacher...
The Pain of Moving Forward Joel McKerrow April 10, 2013 Church Life, General 2 BY: JOEL MCKERROW -- Too many of us walk with no limp. No scars nor broken bones. We have not seen the dark of night nor stood against its...