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It was a “topsy-turvy” year in religion: Rabbi A. James Rudin shares his personal picks for the top religion news stories of 2014.
12/29/2014 - By John Rutledge
Many are feeling beaten down, worn out and disappointed by 2014. But in the coming year, let’s expect more of God, ourselves and others.
12/26/2014 - By John Rutledge
I had the privilege of worshipping at First Baptist Church of Hewitt Dec. 7. Thanks to Pastor Roy Marshall for the opportunity.
12/20/2014 - By John Rutledge
This Christmas has been exciting. I have been to several church Christmas parties. I have been Christmas caroling. And I have eaten more Christmas cookies than I should.
It was December, that month when all heck breaks loose, when the calendar fills to overflowing and the expenses pile one on top of the other like leaves covering the lawn in the fall.
A coach’s unwavering faithfulness continues to affect one of his students in prison. It’s a story set among life’s sharpest edges with no guaranteed happy ending.
Mary and Joseph did not get right up and leave the stable before the rising sun. They were there in Bethlehem during both day and night. But we always imagine Christmas at night—as if day never came. Why?
12/19/2014 - By John Rutledge
Seventy years ago, during the Battle of the Bulge, stars lit the night sky with hope on Christmas Eve.
Our new granddaughter Eleanor entered this world about three weeks before Christmas, adorned with a crown of brown hair and glittering eyes.
America is experiencing a rash of burglaries from nativity scenes. But the real danger during Christmas is being robbed of joy.
Is the renewed emphasis on the Holy Spirit a quest to build Christ-like character or another tactic to boost church attendance?
12/18/2014 - By John Rutledge
David Gushee cites Reinhold Niebuhr, implying white America is to blame for deeds and misdeeds causing racial strife. But Ferguson did not have to happen.
12/17/2014 - By John Rutledge
