Through disease, witchcraft and war, missionary nurses follow call to serve
Visiting Nigerian Christian Hospital several decades ago, I felt I was on holy ground, because it was set apart, unlike any mission work of Churches…
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This election, can we tame our digital tongues?
Every time I open Facebook or Instagram, my stomach immediately flips, and I feel sick. Why? Because it’s an election year, and many of my…
Review: The Emotionally Healthy Leader
I confess I did not expect to like “The Emotionally Healthy Leader.” Having been a marriage and family therapist for the better part of two decades,…
Anthology traces 50 years in the life of Restoration Movement
The editors of “The Living Pulpit: Sermons that Illustrate Preaching in the Stone-Campbell Movement, 1968–2018” present this volume as a continuation of anthologies of preaching…
Review: A Different Kind of Poison
There are many who have walked the path of legalism, but few know its depths, deception and destruction more than Kevin Pendergrass. Pendergrass, a graduate…
Review: Love Thy Body
Transgenderism, euthanasia, homosexuality, abortion. Many contemporary societal trends that alarm people of faith are based on a new cultural insistence that a person’s mind can…
Understanding racial oppression and the church
One great joy I find in reading is the connections I discover in seemingly unrelated books. Last year I read “The Gospel Comes with a…
More than a typical marriage book
Highly happy couples believe the best about each other. They “boss their feelings.” They believe they have hit the jackpot. And they keep score —…
Author/minister gives home-run tips for relief preachers
Those who preach every Sunday develop practices that support the demands of this rigorous weekly rhythm. For those who preach on an occasional basis, however,…
Review: Welcoming the Stranger
The first question asked by a human, as recorded in Genesis, is simple: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” We know the answer, but the question…
