Current Events (Page 3)
Children of God?
On his historic trip to the Arabian Peninsula this past week, Pope Francis reiterated a position he has not been shy of promoting: the “brotherhood” that exists between Christians and Muslims. While some aspects of his comments and speeches are not controversial (for instance, his call for an end to violence between people of different religious belief…
Rushing to Judgment
One of the aspects of our fallen human nature is the rush to judgment we often observe, an aspect that has been a part of us since the expulsion from the Garden. Consider Cain’s murder of his brother (Gen. 4:1-8), brought on by a rush to judgment about why God chose Abel’s offering over his which resulted in his envy and rage. What if Cain had asked God why…
Reputations
The Believer’s Relationship with Politics
On a regular basis, we will have posts here from one of our Elders. This week’s post is from Jason Woodard. With mid-term elections nearing and amidst an ever-increasing divisive dialogue in US politics, it is important that as followers of Christ we remind ourselves where we stand in…
Prayers for the Cuba Mission
Civility in a Post-Civil Age
No one can deny that over the past few years we have witnessed a significant decline in how people interact with those who disagree with them, whatever the topic. When the topic in question happens to be one that the people involved are passionate about (politics, religion, or football), it can become heated in a hurry. If you add the layer of social media, where those…
A Judicious Choice
SBC Report 2018
Suicide and Hope
A sad aspect of our culture today is its incredibly short attention span. Matters of great importance often remain in the national conversation only long enough for the current news cycle, to be replaced by the next crisis du jour. We see and hear expressions of lament concerning the situation, but then we move on and allow the issue to fade away from the collective…
