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Voices: The art of amicable disagreements

Let us therefore further our witness in these times of unamicable disagreements among us. Our churches will grow when the world sees maturing Christians disagreeing but remaining fast and loving friends.

05/11/2017 - By James Hassell

Voices: Keys to church revitalization, Part II

A church’s location and its facilities play key roles in its ability to be revitalized.

05/10/2017 - By Marv Knox

Voices: Other qualities of pure, undefiled religion

True holiness is marked by humility with our words, care for the widow and orphan, and purity in seeking the glory of God and not the glory of the world.

05/10/2017 - By Marv Knox

Voices: Let us be impractically compassionate

What are we to make of those who claim (to follow) Jesus but whose deeds leave the blind, the lame, the sick, the deaf and the poor all worse off than they were before?

05/10/2017 - By Marv Knox

Voices: Trust, hope and lies in the New Laredo

A visit with Cuban immigrants on the Texas-New Mexico border reveals the importance of trust in human relationships.

05/03/2017 - By Marv Knox

Voices: The challenge of crossing cultures to understand each other

A roundtable discussion at a Baptist meeting in Waco raised all kinds of issues about transcending cultural barriers in order to understand fellow Christians.

05/03/2017 - By Marv Knox

Voices: The ‘moral guidebook’ approach to Scripture isn’t working

Why do more people call the Bible a “good source of morals” than a “historical account”? Morals are easy.

05/03/2017 - By Marv Knox

Voices: Living faithfully in the public square today

As Christians, our commission is to be witnesses for the good of the place we live and the glory of God. Because we love God, we seek love, justice, grace and righteousness.

04/26/2017 - By Marv Knox

Voices: Pursuit of the multi-ethnic church

What are simple steps your church can take to become multi-ethnic? Steve Bezner, senior pastor of Houston Northwest Church, offers four.

04/26/2017 - By Marv Knox

Voices: What I learned during Lent this year

No area of our lives should be exempt from Christ’s lordship. Even the things we really, really like.

04/19/2017 - By Marv Knox

Voices: Unlock the doors

After Easter, Jesus finds us where we are hiding, calms our fears and exhorts us to step into the wide, waiting world that needs to receive his hope.

04/19/2017 - By Marv Knox

Voices: My struggle with neo-Luddism

What would happen if we applied a bit of tamed skepticism to technological progress?

04/12/2017 - By Marv Knox