The Tennessean Editorial Board launched Civility Tennessee in 2018 and continues working on practicing, promoting and encourage civil discourse. Nashville Tennessean We’ve come far from the days where religion and politics were off the table topics. The key...
Over a week ago, bestselling author and influential pastor Josh Harris declared that he was separating from his wife and was no longer a Christian. He said he was apologizing to the LGBTQ community for not accepting gay marriage. Now he is participating in a gay pride...
At a recent pro-abortion rally, a number of feminists huddled together wearing T-shirts declaring, “My Body. My Choice.” Emblazoned on their placard were the words: “PARASITES DON’T HAVE RIGHTS.” At another rally upholding the sanctity of...
Dear Josh, The last time we were together, we were strolling the grounds of an amusement park and encouraging one another. Your father had steered us into homeschooling, which paid off incredibly. I previously gathered friends in my apartment to launch Covenant Life...
Go on Amazon and you won’t find anything on how to be an effective complainer. Why? Criticizing comes naturally because of our fallen nature. Christians are directed differently, “Do all things without murmuring and disputing, that you may be blameless and...
“But he who hears and does not obey is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently. Immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great” (Luke 6:49). My heart aches watching the death...
I just returned from Cooperstown, New York, home of baseball’s magnificent Hall of Fame and Museum honoring the game’s legends like Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron and Cy Young. It was like entering a time capsule, going...
Regarding end times, Jesus instructed, “Watch and pray” (Mark 13:33a). He said the No. 1 sign is deception. As we approach next year’s election, we must discern what’s really going on. The 2020 presidential election begins with two visions for...
Pop star Taylor Swift, with 102 million Instagram “Swiftie” followers, uses her influence in her latest music video to mock Christians and make a case for the LGBTQ lifestyles. Showing gay guys kissing and lesbians like Ellen DeGeneres and transgenders...
The largest camping music festival in North America had a sellout attendance this year of 80,000 alongside 20,000 staff gathering outside Nashville. Scores encountered the love of God and the transformative message of the gospel. “I was so lonely. I thought no...
