The history behind evergreens, ornaments, and holiday gift giving. From Christianity Today By Edwin and Jennifer Woodruff Tait The evergreen tree was an ancient symbol of life in the midst of winter. Romans decorated their houses with evergreen branches during the New...
From U.S. News By Laura McMullen What’s more frustrating than speaking without being heard? We’ve all been there: confiding in a friend as she paws at her phone; pitching an idea to a co-worker as he interrupts with his own; telling your mom about your day...
From Faith and Leadership by David L. Odom Early in my new boss’s tenure, I asked her for help. “Is this one of those situations that has a history but not a reason?” she asked. The question stopped me cold. She told me that in her two-week tenure, several people had...
Baptist Global News By Bob Allen A unique partnership involving government, preservationists and a community theater group has helped rescue a historically significant but endangered Baptist church building in Massachusetts. The stately First Baptist Church, a fixture...
Perspectives By Sarai Rice First, apparently, by leaving it. According to America’s Changing Religious Landscape, the latest report from the Pew Forum, the percentage of adults who describe themselves as Christians dropped from 78.4% in 2007 to 70.6% in 2014. In the...
