Articles for tag: The Washington Post

March 2, 2013

By Sheila S. Hudson When I was a rookie minister”s wife, a gentle lady named Merle took me under her wing. Merle was a retired schoolteacher “clothed with strength and dignity” who could “laugh at the days to come” (Proverbs 31:25). Her wisdom earned respect communitywide, while her “never-grow-up attitude” endeared her to believers and nonbelievers alike. Her husband was an extraordinary elder whose wisdom earned esteem in all arenas. Miss Merle modeled Titus 2:3, “Teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what

August 25, 2010

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Church Leadership

Eight Ways to Be a More Positive Leader

By Victor M. Parachin While serving in the U.S. Army Reserve, Terence T. Griffiths”s assignment was battalion level retention. Part of his work involved visiting companies in his battalion to determine why soldiers were not reenlisting. He visited one company that had greater losses than others. During his visit, the company commander, a captain, was giving a briefing on an upcoming joint military exercise involving the Navy, Air Force, and Marines. At the briefing, the company commander stressed the importance of the upcoming operation. He told troops that, effective immediately, there would be no leaves granted and all preapproved leaves

May 2, 2007

Christian Standard

Apologetics & Worldview

Proving Nothing

By Mark A. Taylor This week’s article about The Lost Tomb of Jesus likely isn’t the only critical piece about the Discovery Channel documentary you’ve read. Even mainstream media have been critical of the film’s methods, assumptions, and conclusions. John Dawson pointed out in World magazine that this is no science vs. Christianity conflict. “This time,” he concluded, “scientists have Jesus’ back.” He quoted William Dever, “considered by many the leading U.S. scholar on biblical archeology,” who told The Washington Post, “I’m not a Christian. . . . I don’t have a dog in this fight. I’ve known about these