Mendenhall: We boomers are getting close to the front
Death leaves deep empty pain, but people continue to march forward.
View ArticleDoug Mendenhall: Learn one new story for Black History Month
Black History Month rolls around again, with most white American Christians taking a few seconds to give a mental tip of the hat to Martin Luther King Jr. before getting on with their lives.
View ArticleDoug Mendenhall: Are you feeling the first tug of warm soil?
Dirt-sniffing season came early this year.
View ArticleDoug Mendenhall: Keep sharing bits and pieces of the peace
For simplicity, let’s call it “sharing the peace.”
View ArticleA business trip Pilate didn't want to take
As a civilized citizen forced to work in an under-developed country, you tend to crave the niceties of life. Nice restaurants, nice entertainments, nice beds. Nice views and climates.
View ArticleDoug Mendenhall: Every church has its own electronic reflection
You are what you tweet. Or like. Or blog.
View ArticleDoug Mendenhall: Too late to stop this invasion
Imagine being a former Texan living in Alabama and coming upon a dead armadillo in the road.
View ArticleDoug Mendenhall: The board is my shepher, I shall not want
Somewhere between the broad nets of science fiction and the plumb line of this week’s U.S. Supreme Court, we can squint into the future and imagine a society in which businesses are free to tie strings...
View ArticleDoug Mendenhall: Those first believers needed to unlock the door
The first fathers of the church knew that the crucified Jesus had escaped from his tomb.
View ArticleDoug Mendenhall: An updated list of what the Lord hates
So how shall we describe the 2014 edition of Proverbs 6, which proclaims, “There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him”?
View ArticleDoug Mendenhall: How you can know which way is 'Up'
Last week I was asked to offer a blessing for a group of soon-to-be college graduates. Instead, I offered this:
View ArticleDoug Mendenhall: Better keep an eye on the next Social Gospel
If I stand too close to the ridge where faith overlooks politics, sometimes I slip and get my church clothes all dirty.
View ArticleDoug Mendenhall: Fresh-baked Bible limericks
Since there are no tears in heaven, it’s not likely they’ll have limericks there, so you’d better get them while you can. Like every third week of May, we’ve baked a big batch — half-baked, at least.
View ArticleDoug Mendenhall: Why a mother's dying wish was overruled
With her dying breath a loving mother chooses a name for her newborn son.
View ArticleDoug Mendenhall: Wondering if I'm the marrying kind
The government cares only that I sign the license application along with the bride and groom.
View ArticleDoug Mendenhall: If only we knew the name of this perfect being
For a few years, perfect spirituality glowed in a single human being.
View ArticleDoug Mendenhall: Did the hail target only the city's sinners?
Doug and the dog had to scramble back inside
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