by mcl | Apr 1, 2018 | Columns, Inspiration, Pastor's Perspective
By The Rev’d Canon B. Keith Allen The Heart of the Gun Issue The tragedy of the Ash Wednesday shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has dominated the daily news. It has sparked a national conversation, which has quickly turned...
by mcl | Dec 4, 2017 | Columns, Inspiration, Pastor's Perspective
By Randy Rhea Joy to the World? Well, it’s that time of year again! The season is upon us, our hymns are being played in the malls, and it’s the time for happiness and wonder and joy. Anyone else besides me feeling like I have already missed it again? (And I’m...
by mcl | Nov 2, 2017 | Columns, Inspiration, Pastor's Perspective
By Matt Olson Thankful for the Disagreements With the arrival of Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, I imagine the disagreements around the dinner table in many homes. As the pleasing aroma of turkey and dressing rises, so will the stench of hostile...
by mcl | Sep 1, 2017 | Columns, Inspiration, Pastor's Perspective
By REV. BILL HYER The College of Prayer—It’s Not What You Think College of Prayer International is a global ministry that has mentored, trained, and equipped over 1 million Christian pastors, church leaders and believers in 52 countries around the world....
by mcl | Aug 1, 2017 | Columns, Inspiration, Pastor's Perspective
By John Perritt When Christians Mess Up To say that the recent news of Hugh Freeze’s resigning created a stir on social media is a bit of an understatement. Not only did this come in the midst of other NCAA investigations, but allegations of a possible escort...
by mcl | May 31, 2017 | Columns, Inspiration, Pastor's Perspective
BY JOE STEELE Should Christians Support Torture? The legitimacy of “enhanced interrogation techniques,” commonly referred to as torture, has been a volatile issue among evangelical Christians in recent decades. Some Christians have accepted (if not...