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Courtesy of Robert F. Cochran Jr. I live in a very secular town and for 40 years have been part of America’s very secular legal academy. During that time, I also have been an evangelical and active in evangelical churches. I travel pretty comfortably in both circles, but at times I am puzzled by the reactions of each group to different issues. Most recently, I have been trying to understand their differing responses to Covid and abortion. Many evangelicals are pro-life on abortion, not on Covid. Secularists generally are pro-life on Covid, not on abortion. (Compare Source and Source). Thes...

Adapted from Chapter One, “Wounds” For several decades Southern black folks carrying suitcases full of prized possessions fled poverty and threats of lynching to pursue the elusive dream of a better life in Northern cities like Boston. By the early 1960s, turbulence and race uprisings plagued much of the country yet bypassed Boston. The city had a self-congratulatory air because its predominantly African American community of Roxbury exercised restraint while other cities burned. Everything changed that humid day in June. I was seven years old at the time. That night in my aunt and uncle�...

By Cathy Lynn Grossman | Lifeway Women Revives In-Person Live Events Series Lifeway Women Live, after a pandemic year of virtual events, has set April, August and September for three in-person events. These will star an array of renowned Bible teachers and bestselling Christian authors from Lifeway and B&H Publishing speaking under the banner of “Pursuing Christ Together.” Women are hungry to study, laugh and cry together in person, said Betsy Langmade, manager of Lifeway Women events. “While women are resilient and creative and have found ways to do this, this past year has...

Good outcomes do not lead to excellence; excellence leads to good outcomes. We need to reward excellence. We can’t always control the outcomes of our work, but we can control the effort we put forth and celebrate those who work with diligence. Excellence is not about winning; it’s about producing the best result we are capable of achieving. A commitment to excellence simply means that we will strive to do our very best and expect the same of others. This leads to a culture that rewards effort rather than outcome. In Christian terms, excellence means that we will always strive to use the g...

In practice, self-care can be one more thing to do with no time to do it.