Articles

Article Struggles for Men
- By Alex Joyner
- Posted on May 24th, 2013
The End of Men? Something is happening to men. By traditional societal measures of success, they are slipping. They are underrepresented in higher education. They have been…
Article Three Ways We Censor the Bible
- By Dave Barnhart
- Posted on May 20th, 2013
In a post on my blog last fall, I talked about the “secret” history of Red Alabama, and how that history gets sanitized. How we sanitize history is the subject of the…
Article Commentary on Acts 2:1-47
- By Ministry Matters
- Posted on May 14th, 2013
From the Abingdon New Testament Commentary on Acts, available with a Premium Subscription to the Ministry Matters Library The Holy Spirit and Its Aftermath (2:1-47) With the…
Article Naming Our Idols
- By Mike Slaughter
- Posted on May 13th, 2013
Chances are when you hear the word idol, the first thing that comes to mind is Ryan Seacrest, or possibly a shiny gold statue of a calf. Idolatry isn’t a new problem, but it …
Article A Pair of Prophets
- By John D.I. Essick
- Posted on May 12th, 2013
1 Kings 17:17-24; Luke 7:11-17 These two readings naturally pair. Two widows. Two sons. Two widowed mothers faced with the prospect of losing their children too. Luke apparently…
Article Ruined by Greed
- By Melissa Scott
- Posted on May 12th, 2013
1 Kings 21:1-21a Today’s story is one that, at least at first reading, makes us shake our heads. How could Ahab and Jezebel be so evil? What could possibly make them think…