cannot have believed that it would be easy to elect a woman president, let alone a woman of color.” Of Harris’s election effort, she added: “I mean, this really was a historic, flawlessly run campaign.”
They argue almost exclusively about the philosophical foundation/underpinnings/origin of historical critical methodology, saying that it came out of a movement that was quite hostile to the Christian faith (this is true) and lead to quite a few deconversions (also true). But that doesn’t mean ...
addressesallofthesespiritualgrowthissues,helpingtoproduceahealthy,age-appropriatedisciple.However,statisticstellusthatthenationalaverageforchildrenattendingSundayschoolis26hourseachyear(that’sonlyhalfofthetime).Andourchurchisnoexceptiontothis.OuraverageSundayattendanceisroughlyhalfofourtotalregistration.Whatdoesthismean...
When the church becomes an institution, people are nothing more than volunteers to be recruited. When the church is a movement, our stewardship becomes the unleashing of our God-given gifts, talents, and passions. —Erwin McManus 51 Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and mo...
This does not mean we surrender our responsibility to make judgments about right and wrong, or that we wink at wrong in some warped definition of love. No,with St. Augustine, we still “hate the sin and love the sinner.” For me, it’s amazing to think: God cares about the “worst...
The lingering pain of betrayal can be confusing and distressing. Does it mean I haven’t forgiven my offender? Not necessarily. Forgiveness is not a feeling; forgiveness is a decision. Understanding the interrelated yet different issues of forgiveness, healing, and trust will bring much needed cla...
If that sounds far-fetched, there is in fact a movement to close Mount Rushmore and return it to the Lakota people as well as to give stewardship of the country's national parks to the tribes that historically inhabited that land. Understanding decolonization can also shift allies' thinking ...
- The claim that the Prophet (peace be upon him) allowed himself to drink alcohol and perform ablution with it while prohibiting as such for his nation - Addressing the incorrect understanding of the dialogue which transpired between God and the angels regarding Adam"s stewardship of the Earth ...
we believe is right and wrong, according to our own personal convictions. However, this does not mean that our convictions should be based on our own desires or preferences. Rather, our convictions should be based on what we believe to be in line with God’s will as written in the Bible...
Probably the most important stewardship principle to remember is this: God owns everything. God owns the cattle on a thousand hills (Ps. 50:10); he owns everything under heaven, for that matter (Job 41:11). The psalmist declares, “The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, the...