Are You Ready for the New Year?

This past August, USA Today reported on the Beloit College Mindset List. Published at the beginning of each new school year, the Mindset List offers a quick peek into the hearts and minds of the entering students for the coming year. I must confess that this year's list got my attention in an unusual way because it brought me face-to- face with how this year's college freshman class views our world.

The Life of Strange Blessing!

It was not what they were looking for but they found it anyway! Earlier this year, the Institute for Jewish and Community Research surveyed 1,200 professors from a cross-section of colleges, seeking their attitudes toward various religions...

Preaching: An Affair of the Heart

It's both a tragedy and a challenge! You and I are called to preach in an era in which entertainment replaces biblical worship in many settings. Inherent within a time like this is an opportunity to refocus. Are we preaching for ourselves? Are we preaching for our audience? Or are we preaching for Jesus?

Appealing But Not “A-Pauline”!

Did you read about Arizona's pounding pavement pelicans this summer? In July the Arizona Game and Fish Department was called upon to nurse over 30 dehydrated, emaciated, banged-up pelicans. From Yuma to Phoenix, these birds were literally flying into...