God Talk – The Power of Grace

God in the Public Square – Shutting the Barn Door

I was reading an article over at Ministry Matters tonight by Pastor Mike Slaughter. He was lamenting the rancor of this political season, and putting forth the notion that we have allowed the Gospel to be hijacked for partisan political purposes. He,…

God in the Public Square – On Tone and Rhetoric

God in the Public Square – It’s That Time Again

God in the Public Square – The Story of Balak and Balaam

Embed from Getty Images By: Tera Ertz I was scrolling Facebook this morning, and was confronted with the outrage of many of my fellow citizens. Headlines blared “Obama to Christians: Get off Your High Horse,” “Obama Attacks Free Speech at Prayer Breakfast,”…

God In Politics – Why is there a Bible?

October 13, 2012 at 7:12pm Back to the purpose of government, and why Christians can confidently participate in good governance without violating the autonomy of non-Christians. In the God Talk 2 series I have been working on here on Facebook, I have…

God In Politics – The Foundation

God in the Public Square – The Christmas Wars

By:  Tera Ertz “12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.” 1 Peter 2:12 “A gentle[a] tongue is a tree…

Communication 101 – Why

By: Tera Ertz “The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to his lips.” Proverbs 16:23 Several months ago, friend and fellow author Max Lindenman noted on one of my Facebook comments that I had mellowed tremendously since…

Communication 101 – Introduction