National Treasure
By Steve Beard - I spent the holidays with Dolly Parton. Well, not literally. Like everything else in 2020, it was all virtual – and it was a whirlwind. Throughout her rhinestone-studded career, Dolly has sold over 100 million albums, starred in countless movies and...
Creating in Chaos
By Jessica LaGrone - 2020 was a mess. It was a global health mess, an economic mess, a political mess. It messed up our events, our holidays, our plans, and our lives. Some lives were certainly more devastated than others, whether by illness or grief or financial...
Archive: Pannenberg: “Re-Imagining” shows churches “surrendering faith”
Archive: Pannenberg: "Re-Imagining" shows churches "surrendering faith" by Patricia Lefevere. The now-notorious "Re-Imagining" Conference that ignited so much controversy in the Presbyterian and United Methodist churches in the past six months is an example of...
Archive: Praise the Lord and Raise the Taxes
Archive: Praise the Lord and Raise the Taxes The Rise of the Religious Left By Steve Beard "I've been so criticized by the religious right community, its good to have religious people who understand what I'm trying to do." —President Bill Clinton to a group of liberal...
Archive: Why did Jesus think he had to die?
Archive: Why did Jesus think he had to die? By Michael Green At first sight this is a foolish question. If Jesus was human, then of course he had to die. But there is something very odd about the emphasis on his death in the Gospels. In any ordinary biography of a...
Archive: Re-Imagining and the Fair Name of Ecumenism
Archive: Re-Imagining and the Fair Name of Ecumenism By Geoffrey Wainwright We did not last night name the name of Jesus," said a participant in one of the worship services at the Minneapolis "Re- Imagining" Conference, and then more generally: "Nor have we done...
Archive: The Beauty of the Cross
Archive: The Beauty of the Cross By Alister E. McGrath Corporations spend huge sums of money on designing logos. Advertising agencies are hired to conceive a logo which will express the qualities that the corporation wants to be associated with it in the public mind....
Archive: Feminist Theology Examined
Archive: Feminist Theology Examined Sophia and the Bible by John Oswalt The recent proceedings at the "Re-Imagining" Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, have been a cause of great concern throughout the mainline denominations. Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of...
