Current Events Monday: Reaching Younger People
Yet another article has surfaced about the continuing decline in church attendance in the United States. The Guardian newspaper published...
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Current Events Monday: Baptist Roots in Civil Rights
A prominent, evangelical Bible scholar named Scot McKnight perhaps gave us one of the most understandable definitions of biblical justice....
Current Events Monday: How Can We Talk to Each Other More Effectively?
Note: Pastor James recently wrote the following reflection on Psalm 20 for the Center for Congregational Ethics. Some faculty and staff of...
Current Events Monday: When is Pain a Good Thing?
Aaron Rodgers opted out of wearing a traditional suit and strolled into his postgame press conference yesterday wearing a comfy robe. When...
Current Events Monday: Who is Paying for Our Entertainment and Why?
The data is quite clear: Americans prefer watching sports on television than pretty much anything else. A recent study from Bloomberg News...
Current Events Monday: Proteus and The Kingdom of God
One of the world’s most interesting con-artists is out of jail and under house arrest while she fights extradition. You may have recently...
Current Events Monday: The “Work Your Wage” Movement
Two relatively newer terms recently emerged in the American job market from social media content creators on TikTok. One term, “quiet...
Current Events Monday: All Things to All People?
Buda’s own Brandon Hernandez made headlines recently for what he calls “The Texas Tailgate.” No, this isn’t some large BBQ buffet...
Current Events Monday: What’s in a Name?
Have you noticed the uptick in the politically partisan name-calling? We obviously have entered the nitty gritty of an election year....
Current Events Monday: How much is too much?
You likely hear it often—the charge that Americans are too materialistic and have too many possessions. Although there seems to be some...
Current Events Monday: Summer Break
Hey everyone: A busy summer is here! Our Current Events Monday blog will be taking a hiatus for the next three months but will return on...
Current Events Monday: Some Pointers for News Filtration
How do you filter the news? Maybe you simply don’t see a need in news filtration. Some people reject news consumption for a variety of...