May 2, 2016 | Church News, Opinion
by Dr. H. Wade Paris It was late in 1954 when I first met the young lady who would become the mother of my children. There was nothing particularly unusual about that visioning. I was in the choir of our church, and she was sitting in the congregation a few rows back....
Aug 23, 2015 | Church News, Opinion
In today’s news there was an article about small colleges and their struggles. It is common to think bigger is better, and students often choose a college by its size assuming they will get a bigger/better education at the big school. The article caught my attention...
Aug 16, 2015 | Church News, Opinion
A pastor invited me to fill a church pulpit. It was Father’s Day. I mentioned I might bring a Father’s Day message. “Oh, that’s a secular holiday. We don’t pay any attention to those,” my colleague replied. There are several secular celebrations absent...
Aug 9, 2015 | Church News, Opinion
Social media reported hitchBOT, Canada’s hitchhiking robot, spent the night on a park bench in Philadelphia on Friday, July 31. Someone presumably gave it a “hitch” (ride) and then left it in a tourist area on the bench. Here hitchBOT fell into harmful...
Aug 2, 2015 | Church News, Opinion
Sit down and write a page about what you think God is like. Fill in as many details as you can. You can’t write a whole page? Okay, write a paragraph. Be specific. I can tell you with certainty; God is not like that. Even with the benefit of the Bible, we tend to...
