Church Blog (Page 18)

Church Blog (Page 18)

Looking at Events Through a Gospel Lens

There are moments when, as I read the news, I cannot help but to wonder what the founders of this nation would think about the direction our nation has taken.  A recent decision made by the US Department of Education causes me to think they would not recognize the nation they established just slightly more than 200 years ago.  At a high school in Illinois, a boy who…

Teaching about Islam

It seems as though hardly a day goes by that someone is not outraged about something.  Social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, allow people to instantly express their often vehement disapproval of whatever the incident du jour is.  One of the more recent objects of scorn has been schools and teachers who, in their social studies curriculum, are teaching about Islam. …