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  2nd Opinion: Trump and the “decency test”

  We appreciate decency. We applaud decency. We teach decency. We seek to develop decency. So why isn’t decency doing better in the presidential race?

  03/02/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Guest editorial: Church leadership lessons from Disney World

  To be effective at welcoming guests, congregations need to learn to emphasize interactions rather than transactions.

  02/25/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  2nd Opinion: Take a deep breath—over and over

  Strengthening the connection between our mind and body can be extremely beneficial to our physical health, our stress levels and our connection to our creator.

  02/25/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  2nd Opinion: Beatles, brains, beauty of Christ

  By creating neurosonic maps in listeners’ brains, music wields enormous power.

  02/18/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Guest editorial: Beware sharks in sheep’s clothing

  Charitable contributions from operators of car-title and payday lending stores must not detract faith-based organizations from working for justice on behalf of the poor.

  02/18/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Tribute: Buckner Fanning—San Antonio’s pastor, God’s bandleader

  Buckner Fanning was at home everywhere he went. In God’s name and with God’s very presence, Buckner made everyone feel at home.

  02/17/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Guest editorial: Is Sunday the most segmented day of the week?

  For centuries, congregations have segmented according to various factors. Today, socio-economics is a primary cause of congregational segmentation.

  02/10/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  2nd Opinion: Everybody’s a priest vs. submit to spiritual authorities

  Pastors may “blow the trumpet,” but they’re part of an orchestra of fellow priests.

  02/10/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  2nd Opinion: Grand-jury reform, Black Lives Matter and pro-life advocacy

  Adherence to God’s demand for justice is a mark of discipleship. This includes rejecting both individual acts of injustice, such as favoritism or racist language, and systemic acts of injustice, such as bias in criminal justice, educational inequality or the financial exploitation of the poor.

  02/04/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Guest editorial: Them and us?

  This election year, we seem obsessed with us against them. We just can’t agree on who “they” are or which “us” is us. From BNG.

  02/04/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Analysis: Candidates’ abortion positions distort growing consensus

  Public debates and political discourse on abortion lags behind the growing national consensus for increased restrictions on terminating pregnancies.

  01/28/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  2nd Opinion: For vision, good enough isn’t enough

  When it comes to mediocre, good-enough vision, what churches see is what they get.

  01/28/2016 - By Marv Knox