• Free to leave?

  A friend sent me a note on Facebook: "Is 'not being fed' ever a reason to leave a church? If so, in what instance? And if the answer is 'no,' is there ever a good reason to leave a church, aside from relocating?"

  02/09/2011 - By Marv Knox

• Principle or pragmatism?

  The United States’ relationship with Egypt—and the outcome of revolution—places American pragmatism over against principle.

   

  02/07/2011 - By Marv Knox

• God loves football?

  God possesses an ironic sense of humor. Just ask Jerry Jones, who might think you're asking him if he possesses an ironic sense of humor.

  02/03/2011 - By Marv Knox

• Oh, boy!

  Praise God, from whom all blessings flow. And especially for Ezra Bruce Kahler, our first grandchild.

  01/18/2011 - By Marv Knox

• Still a dream

  Martin Luther King's dream for America was magnificent. We've made progress, but we're not there yet.

  01/17/2011 - By Marv Knox

• Civility strikeout

  In a sad but unsurprising development, the Civility Project died for lack of interest.

  01/13/2011 - By Marv Knox

• Gravitational pull

  Pollster George Barna has identified six "megathemes" of the U.S. Christian church. Five of them point to trouble.

  01/04/2011 - By Marv Knox

• It’s not over

  Once upon a time, I wrote, "Nothing's ever over quite like Christmas." I was right, but not exactly how I meant it.

  12/29/2010 - By Marv Knox

• Spectacular ‘decorations’

  Our neighborhood is all decked out for Christmas. But what I've seen in the sky tops everything.

  12/21/2010 - By Marv Knox

• Merry Christmas. Really.

  ’Tis the season, and the Christmas/Holidays warriors are at it again. They just love to spread Christmas jeer.

   

  12/09/2010 - By Marv Knox

• Season of love

  This is the hardest week of Advent. We focus on love.

  12/08/2010 - By Marv Knox

• Season of hope

  The first week of Advent focuses on hope. Boy, do we ever need it.

  11/29/2010 - By Marv Knox