Maria Dixon (MDiv., PhD) is an Associate Professor of Communication at the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. In a recent post at patheos.com, Dixon writes about a recent experience she had where she led a group of students to London for a rich educational opportunity that included discussion…
Review by Jared Kennedy Paul Reynolds. 66 Books One Story: A Guide to Every Book in the Bible. Ross-shire, Scotland: Christian Focus, 2013. 235 pp. $18.99. What does discipleship look like for kids? What do they need? How do they learn? Three priorities should affect the way children’s ministry leaders answer these questions. Let’s take…
In his recent book, The Conviction to Lead, Dr. Albert Mohler (President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) wrote a chapter titled: “Leadership is Narrative: The Leader Draws Followers Into a Story That Frames All of Life.” He writes: “The most important truths come alive through stories, and faithful leadership is inseparable from the power…
By Conrad Mbewe The world seems to have gone full circle. It was the West, through its Christian missionaries who taught us decency and propriety but now Western society is walking around half naked. It was the missionaries who taught us that marriage comprised one man and one woman for life, but now their own…
By. Dr. Rev. Albert Mohler Jr. The church’s engagement with the culture involves a host of issues, controversies, and decisions–but no issue defines our current cultural crisis as clearly as homosexuality. Some churches and denominations have capitulated to the demands of the homosexual rights movement, and now accept homosexuality as a fully valid lifestyle. Other…
By Steven Ertelt In a huge victory for pro-life advocates taking on the controversial HHS mandate, the Obama administration is giving up its effort to force a Bible publisher to obey it. The mandate has generated massive opposition from pro-life groups because it forces employers, regardless of their religious or moral convictions, to provide insurance…
By Krista Kapralos When Uwe and Hannelore Romeike’s asylum case is argued Tuesday (April 23) before a panel of federal judges, their lawyers won’t talk about poverty, war, or any of the reasons most immigrants cite in their bid to stay in the U.S. Instead, they’ll focus on a parent’s right to teach their children…
By the Rev. Mary Holder Naegeli My purpose for reviewing History Channel’s five-part The Bible has centered on the ongoing need for Christians, and my Presbyterian tribe especially, to tell the full and accurate story of God’s dealing with human beings through history. The question in my mind has been whether this television series has…
By the Rev. Mary Holder Naegeli Bringing the Word to Life The fifth and last installment of The Bible aired last night, and in my experience it was a fitting end to Lent and Easter Sunday. The series strengthened as it progressed through the New Testament. Yes, there is plenty of condensation but not as…
By the Rev. Mark H. Creech It is said that when hymn pollsters report which hymn is most frequently requested, “The Old Rugged Cross” is hands-down the most popular. The author of that hymn, George Bennard, believed the cross wasn’t just a symbol of Christianity, but the very heart of it. In the days to…