By Kelly Rhodes Adams Two days before Palm Sunday in rural Northeastern North Carolina, I passed a church sign that said, “Jesus is Risen! Let us celebrate the resurrected Christ.” Holy week hadn’t even begun yet. Where does our compulsion to skip the suffering come from? As a society we have become detrimentally averse to … Continue reading
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A place at the table
By Nell Green He said also to the one who had invited him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers and sisters or your relatives or rich neighbors, in case they may invite you in return, and you would be repaid. 13 But when you give a banquet, … Continue reading
Preparing to Flourish in Faithfulness during a Recession
By Paul Baxley As 2022 came to an end, more economists were predicting that the national and global economies would experience a recession. There is no agreement on exactly when such a recession will begin in the United States, how long it might last or how intense it will be. But the consensus is strong … Continue reading