Paul Prather
Paul Prather: Fat, feeble and forgetful on our first anniversary
Liz and I soon will celebrate our first anniversary of wedded bliss. You who've been married know that matrimony is, as much as anything, the Lord's instrument for keeping us humble.
Paul Prather
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PAUL PRATHER
Paul Prather: Wildly successful preachers face greater temptations
What I'm about to say will strike some of you as sour grapes. I don't think it is, though. I've been around long enough to truly feel this way.
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PAUL PRATHER
Paul Prather: I hope to choose joy rather than rage against age
As my grandmother grew older, she acted exactly as my Dad does. They both were impatient, high-strung people to begin with, and both lived for decades in a vocal dread of getting old, long before they actually were old.
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PAUL PRATHER
Paul Prather: Less Scripture, more plain English, would help get point across
My wife, who has taught high school and college English, says students employ this tactic in their classroom assignments: A student arguing against abortion will turn in a paper comprised of strung-together Bible verses. I understand this impulse. But mainly it's a terrible way of communicating.
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PAUL PRATHER
Paul Prather: Fretting about making the wrong choice does no good
Among my flaws is what a friend who suffers from the same dysfunction calls "analysis paralysis." That is, when faced with a difficult choice, often I'll analyze it to the point of obsession.
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PAUL PRATHER
Paul Prather: We can't understand God's role in the tornadoes
I've been pondering two stories about the tornadoes that recently ravaged Kentucky and several other states. The first story thrilled my soul. The second broke my heart. Therein lies a dilemma faced by people like me who would attempt to understand the role God plays.
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PAUL PRATHER
Paul Prather: Religious apathy adds to growing ranks of white underclass
Recently in The New York Times, columnist Nicholas D. Kristof explained that what used to be the white working class now statistically constitutes a big chunk of the educational and economic underclass.
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PAUL PRATHER
Paul Prather: Why do so many Christians fall for propaganda films?
I've spent 30 years as a minister thinking there's probably something seriously wrong with me, Christian-wise.
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PAUL PRATHER
Paul Prather: 'God Never Blinks' says it all beautifully, succinctly
If you're looking for solid advice on how to make your life a bit saner, or if you're feeling tenderhearted and open-minded because it's Christmastime, or even if you're just looking for a last-minute stocking-stuffer, get a copy of Regina Brett's God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life's Little ...
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PAUL PRATHER
Paul Prather: Making my case against suicide
The letter arrived anonymously, but its writer was polite. He had a question he hoped I'd address in the newspaper, because he couldn't ask it of his minister or family:
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PAUL PRATHER
Paul Prather: From one religion columnist to another
A recent column by Sally Quinn called "My five lessons from On Faith" caught my attention.
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