Greg Carey

Professor of New Testament, Lancaster Theological Seminary

Many people take it as Jesus' definitive statement on Christian exclusivity: Have faith in Jesus, go to heaven. But so many things are wrong with this way of using the Bible.

Henry G. Brinton

Senior Pastor, Fairfax Presbyterian Church

Memorial Day is a time to remember suffering, but not to see it as an end in itself. Instead, pain is the beginning of a process that produces endurance, character and ultimately hope.

Joel L. Watts

Scholar, Author, and Blogger

I understand fully the abusive theology of Piper because I used it and I have had it used on me. This abusive theology comes from a rather dark place in each of us. Some of us have learned to control it or ignore it or overcome it. Others use it for gain.

Brian C. Stiller

Global Ambassador, World Evangelical Alliance

Philanthropists and businessmen and women met this spring in Malaysia, believing their gifts of entrepreneurship matter to Christian witness and kingdom deployment.

Tonya Hurley

Author, "The Blessed" and "ghostgirl"

She goes, I was told, by many names: Lady Of Shadows. Holy Girl. Lady of the Night. The Skinny Lady. Santa Sebastiana. Frowned upon by the Church and the upper classes, worshiped secretly for centuries by the working classes, Santa Muerte has become the patron saint of the downtrodden.

Robert M. Randolph

Chaplain, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

When Billie Sol died, a door closed in a religious tradition that nurtured many and promised more than it could deliver.

Rev. Emily C. Heath

Clergy, United Church of Christ

During Irene I learned so much about what was and was not helpful during a natural disaster. With the recent destruction in Oklahoma, I offer these five suggestions to people of faith who wish to respond.

Stephen R. Haynes

Professor, Rhodes College

Biblical passages to which conservative Christians appeal on these issues can be interpreted differently. But even those convinced that conservatives do not interpret the Bible correctly in these cases must concede that they do so consistently.

Rev. Dr. Eric D. Barreto

Assistant Professor of New Testament, Luther Seminary in St. Paul

As we have learned anew, tornadoes are indiscriminate terrors, but they cannot match the reservoirs of compassion we tap in moments like these.

Zach J. Hoag

Author & Freelance Minister

There's a false gospel on the loose in the evangelical church. And it is nothing less than a diabolical doctrine that comes clothed in a bright, angelic, counterfeit message of "reconciliation."

Bert Montgomery

Author, 'Psychic Pancakes & Communion Pizza'

True friendship requires a lot of hard work, not to mention trust and respect. Sometimes it's just easier to fall back on easy-to-spout doctrinal judgments rather than to invest in learning and understanding others.

Charles J. Reid, Jr.

Professor of Law, University of St. Thomas

Christians have not always been such enemies of science. Aside from the occasional embarrassment, science often thrived in explicitly Christian settings. This is the heritage that Christians must reclaim and reassert.

Rabbi Evan Moffic

Congregation Solel Rabbi and Writer

A thriller incorporating the work of the 14th century poet Dante Alighieri, 18th century philosopher Thomas Malthus and 21st century gene manipulation, the novel puts into perspective differences between Catholic and Jewish visions of hell, and the way our respective histories have shaped our contemporary circumstances.

Reverend William E. Flippin, Jr.

Shepherd/Servant Leader and Advocate for the Poor

Hell-busters exude the Spirit. They give off a Christ-like spirit. When you're in their presence, you can almost smell holiness. But the holiest of holy smoke has a tinge of the burnt smell with it. It's a smell that tells you it's been slightly singed near the fires of burning flesh and souls on fire.

Ryan Thomas Neace

Counselor, professor, husband, daddy

In coming to a greater understanding of Christian masculinity, I am calling us to introspect and to adopt more fitting approach -- one that bears the fruit of Scripture's high calling, "reconciling the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers."

Wayne Meisel

Director of Faith and Service, C.F. Foundation

A first book is not always notable, but in this case it is. "Cut Dead" isn't a book that came out to meet a tenure requirement. It is a call to action and a blueprint for a response.