I was thinking the other day about the lack of accountability in many churches today. I would guess this is a part of the reason why we have so much apathy, and it also contributes to the reality of the church’s declining impact in the United States today. Interestingly, churches in general have not lost […]
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Not to be too negative, but there are two things that disappointed me recently. One Every day when I go to work, I pass an electronic time and temperature sign that is always a little off. It is usually anywhere from 3 to 8 minutes off, depending on what year it is. If that doesn’t
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Would Jesus be a liberal or a conservative? Would it be arrogant of me to presume I know? Maybe I’ll just ask the questions. Would Jesus have the compassion of a liberal or expect the accountability of a conservative? Would He be characterized by both qualities? Would Jesus demand His First Amendment right to engage
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Several years ago, and before I was married, I was living in an apartment complex in Kentucky. One day, two white-shirt wearing individuals approached me in my parking lot, and one of them said something like, “Hello. May I ask you a question? Do you find yourself thinking about God a lot in these troubled
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Twelve years ago, early in the morning on 9/11/2001, I was driving to work as a history professor at Morehead State University in Kentucky. I was preparing for my academic experience as I usually did–listening to sports radio. That’s what I was doing when I learned about the first terrorist attack. Over the next few
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