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Guest Viewpoint: Refuge for Refugees

He’s right in front of you in the grocery line. She’s the new girl in your child’s school classroom. You’ve read about immigrants or refugees who are moving to your town but you’re not sure what to say or... Continue Reading »

8 Characteristics of the New Bivocational Pastor

They are appearing on the scene quietly. Not many pundits are noticing the emerging trend. They are a different kind of bivocational pastor. The traditional bivocational pastor, by common definition, serves churches that are unable to compensate a pastor... Continue Reading »

Guest Viewpoint: Time is running out!

The eighth chapter of Jeremiah contains a long lament of the weeping prophet over Israel’s spiritual condition. He had been instructed by the Lord to stand in the gate of the Lord’s house and proclaim God’s Word. He powerfully... Continue Reading »

Guest Viewpoint: Teaching Children About Suffering

My oldest son just turned 5, and this age is a joy. He understands the world in new ways every day and is asking tough, thoughtful questions. As a parent, I sense my goals are changing. My days with... Continue Reading »

Guest Viewpoint: What Matters Most?

On Thursday night, Sept. 1, at the Wofford-Tennessee Tech football game in Cookeville, Tenn., Wofford player Michael Roach pitched forward off the bench in the second half and stopped breathing due to a cardiac arrest. Panic-stricken players called for... Continue Reading »

Guest Viewpoint: It’s time to remove the stigma from mental illness

“She’s a nut job!” “He’s bipolar.” These are just some of the labels and stigmatizing terms used to describe people with mental illness. But “she” may be your Sunday school teacher. “He” may be your pastor or deacon. The... Continue Reading »

Guest Viewpoint: Suffering and Endurance

Several years ago, our daughter and her husband traveled to California, leaving their 3-year-old Jackson and 18-month-old Julia in our care. Like all grandparents, we were delighted to keep them. One of those mornings, my husband, O.S., took Jackson... Continue Reading »

Guest Viewpoint: Behind the Violence

Ferguson. Newton. Charleston. Orlando. Dallas. Miami. We are bombarded with so many images of killings and retaliatory murders these days that we no longer remember the victims or details of these events. What used to be a rare and... Continue Reading »

Erich Bridges

Guest Viewpoint: The Next Great Generation?

Remember the “Greatest Generation” that won World War II and turned America into a global powerhouse? Well, their spoiled grandchildren are the “Lousiest Generation,” says Johnny Oleksinski, a 26-year-old New York Post reporter. “Like a member of Alcoholics Anonymous,... Continue Reading »

Guest Viewpoint: Weeping with Those who Weep

Although I live only 10 miles from downtown Dallas, I’m rarely there. But last night, of all nights, I was. I was just a couple of miles south of Dallas when the shootings took place and had to make... Continue Reading »

Guest Viewpoint: A Father to the Fatherless

The other morning on my commute, the song “Piece by Piece” by Kelly Clarkson played. It’s a popular song, which I hear on the radio multiple times a day. The song begins by telling the story of a daughter... Continue Reading »

Guest Viewpoint: The Great American Declaration

The American Declaration of Independence was signed by 56 brave American colonists on July 4, 1776. Now, 240 years later, Americans still celebrate that date annually as Independence Day. The Declaration of Independence has been referred to as the... Continue Reading »