Editorial: Why counting the sheep matters
In church life as in much of life, we owe a lot to the scholars and researchers whose eyes light up over obscure factoids or…
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Editorial: The spirit of restoration
The heartbeat of the American Restoration Movement is propelled by two core beliefs: First, that Jesus is serious about unity; and second, that true unity…
Christian journalism means truth-seeking
OKLAHOMA CITY — Jerry Mitchell is a Christian and a journalist. To some readers in a hyperpartisan age, that description may sound like an oxymoron.…
Editorial: Creating community with college-age adults
SEARCY, ARK. — “Keep your faith close as you start this new chapter.” That’s the advice a lot of us got from our home congregations…
Editorial: Looking for neighbors
Christians in Trinidad, Colo., are feeding the hungry. Christians in Knoxville, Tenn., are providing a Bible camp for kids with severe disabilities. Christians in Glenmora,…
Editorial: When politics divide us
This is what it looks like for politics to divide us. A 31-year-old husband and father was brutally and senselessly murdered in front of the…
Editorial: The point of the First Amendment
‘Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the…
Editorial: Weeping for all of Rachel’s children
‘A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”…
Editorial: Sharing the body and blood of Jesus
There is a sad irony in fighting over the Lord’s Supper. “On the night he was betrayed,” Paul reminded the church in Corinth, “Jesus took…
Grad season: Advice for the advice givers
Graduates get lots of advice this time of year, almost all of it well intended and some of it actually useful. They also hear a…
