Articles for tag: Letters To The Editor

August 29, 2019

Christian Standard

Single, Pregnant, and Heading Off to Christian College

Here’s a heartfelt, first-person essay that undoubtedly was the best-read and most-talked-about piece from the August 19, 1979, issue of Christian Standard. _ _ _ My Experience as an Unwed Mother By a Minister’s WifeAug. 19, 1979; p. 7 The article in your magazine about unwed mothers (March 18, “The Unwed Mother—A Dilemma”) prompted me finally to write of my experiences as an unwed mother. I was much more lucky than those described in the article. I was eighteen, had just graduated from high school, worked at a good job as a secretary, and was going to attend a Christian

June 16, 2012

Christian Standard

Conflict Is a Constant, Encouragement Is a Fuel

By Mark A. Taylor The best way to avoid conflict about worship styles is to leave things the way they are, right? Not according to a survey conducted by Faith Communities Today* (FACT). FACT has surveyed religious congregations of every kind, Jewish and Muslim and others as well as Protestants, Evangelicals, Catholics, and Orthodox. When it comes to worship, these groups, diverse as they are, have some things in common. One of these is conflict. One set of questions in the FACT surveys surrounded worship change and conflict. Most of the congregations (60 percent) that introduced “a lot of change”

January 23, 2008

Christian Standard

Just to Remind You

By Mark A. Taylor About this time last year we included a request like the one boxed on this page, along with information about services we provide from CHRISTIAN STANDARD. Once each year is not too often to remind you about these: Sign up for our free weekly e-newsletter. Delivered directly to your e-mail inbox, it offers a review of key articles in CHRISTIAN STANDARD as well as news clips about current happenings in Christian churches. To get your copy, go to our Web site, www.christianstandard.com. Just enter your e-mail address in the box on the lower left of our

January 6, 2008

Christian Standard

Introducing . . . The Year of the Elder

By Staff What is the role of the elder in the 21st-century Western church? Many who hold firm positions on this question disagree with others whose opinions are just as set! And too many congregations are stressed by the tug-of-war between their elders and their preachers. Is there a solution? The first step is discussion about what the Bible says and how we are trying to obey it. And so we are designating 2008 as “The Year of the Elder,” with plans to publish articles about the eldership at least once every month. We will look at the question from

May 23, 2007

Christian Standard

Of Pentecost and Mission Trips

By Mark A. Taylor We’re indebted to a faithful reader who wrote us last year to ask why Christian Standard included no mention of Pentecost, the birthday of the church. We agree with him that the momentous events recorded in Acts 2 should be remembered and celebrated. The church represents God’s plan for proclaiming Jesus and keeping believers in fellowship with him. We who are the church seek to make it stronger and larger and more influential all in order to partner with God in his plan for our world. Our lives would be hopeless without the church. We should

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