June 9, 2022
Forty years ago, Christian Standard's editor polled readers on the "most crucial" issues facing the Restoration Movement. He promised to steer editorial content toward the themes considered most important. The results were announced June 13, 1982 . . .
September 13, 2016
By Mark A. Taylor You might say the idea for posts at our site this month began with a blog entry that appeared in December 2014. Sandra Crawford Williamson asked, “Why Are Working Women Starting to Unplug from Their Churches?” in a piece posted at the Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics.* One of her answers centered on the contrast between the work responsibilities of many women and the service opportunities the church offers them. A woman “may run a multibillion-dollar firm, argue a legal case, or manage a $500 million investment portfolio,” Williams said. But at church, women “are
 I recently attended two religious conferences. At one, men wore light suits with white shirts and pale ties. More than one was wearing walking shoes with Velcro closures. Hair, when present, was gray or white. Many at the venerable conference spoke in absolute terms. They talked of great orators and their aging Bible college buddies. They made frequent reference to the loss of regard for the Bible and the tried-and-true worship they love. They lamented that if things don”t change, the church is in big trouble. At the second conference the men wore Hawaiian shirts with stone-washed jeans and
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