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  2nd Opinion: Guarded, but joyful, anticipation for Glorieta

  Visiting the new Glorieta, many of our great memories of the place were sustained, energized by a fresh surge of youthful excitement from the staff. In the end, we were reassured about Glorieta’s spiritual mission.

  04/03/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Right or Wrong? Downsizing

  Some restaurants are downsizing their menus. Can the church learn something from them?

  03/27/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Guest editorial: Jesus the carpenter—creator & restorer

  This year, Easter finds me pondering the matter of Jesus being a carpenter.

  03/27/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Down Home: Thank God for the infernal Internet

  Technology and I have a love/hate relationship. Lately, in a dramatic shift in fortunes, the love side seems to be winning.

  03/27/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  2nd Opinion: Premature predictions of evangelical concessions on LGBT

  To hear some commentators talk, debates on LGBT issues are over and conservatives have lost. But such predictions are premature.

  03/27/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  2nd Opinion: Seven ways Lyle Schaller transformed the church

  George Bullard, president of the Columbia Partnership, remembers the life and work of Lyle E. Schaller, acclaimed church consultant, who died March 18 at age 91.

  03/20/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Down Home: Grandkids, snowmen and a busy weekend

  We made history early this month. For the first time, both our grandchildren and both their mothers spent a long weekend under our roof.

  03/11/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Right or Wrong? Complaining

  Our church members complain about everything and everyone. Their gripes eclipse the core values of the gospel—peace, joy, love and hope. How can we get back on track?

  03/10/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Guest editorial: Private school vouchers—the forbidden fruit

  In the beginning, temptation appeared as a fruit. Today, it appears as a voucher.

  03/10/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  2nd Opinion: Unfazed by outage, continuing in power

  When the power went off one Sunday, I was proud of the congregation, in a proper, holy way.

  03/10/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Guest editorial: ISIS versus the West—A clash of civilizations?

  Is the Islamic State—ISIS or ISIL—different from other Islamist terror groups? If so, is the difference one of substance or simply degree? Or is there any real difference at all?

  03/06/2015 - By Ken Camp

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  2nd Opinion: Small-town churches should stop playing favorites

  One of the stereotypes of small-town communities is they are closed off to outsiders. Of course, the truth about some stereotypes is there is a kernel of truth in them.

  03/06/2015 - By John Rutledge