Of the nearly 20 United Methodist churches within Chattanooga's city limits, one has moved, amid a historic schism, to leave the large denomination -- and offi…
As this column goes to press, I am coming up on the first Sunday of June, which marks another happy milestone for me.
More than a few folks, from theologian John Calvin to philosopher William James to French theologian and historian Louis Auguste Sabatier, have noted that huma…
As we observed Memorial Day last week, I thought about how there was a time when society seemed to be more sensitive and compassionate about casualties of war.
Any congregations that wants to disaffiliate from the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church may do so, conference leaders announced Friday, e…
I was at my daughter's home a few years ago doing some painting, and, yes, these are things that retired fathers are happy to do.
I want to be careful here not to do what I detest in others, namely, making my church out to be the model of what all churches should be. There is something ab…
According to The Wall Street Journal, recent polling data shows a "Surprising surge of faith among young people." As columnist Clare Ansberry wrote, "About one…
Jaclyn Michael grew up in Southern Illinois. "In terms of diversity, there were like, Lutherans there," she said.
I'm reminded again of the quote from F. Scott Fitzgerald, "You don't write because you want to say something; you write because you have something to say."
The first thing you should know is that the morning was cold, and I was in short sleeves.
Mark Twain famously said, "History doesn't repeat, but it often rhymes."
If we were simply to view it from a cold, basic, unassailable, biological and scientific standpoint, a mother is a person who was born with a female reproducti…
From the beginning of the Church, Christians have struggled to understand their relationship with and responsibility to the culture around them.
The Almighty has the power to unlock all doors and break down every obstacle. We also believe he can do whatever he wants, but often are left clueless to compr…