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Thursday, November 28, 2024

Amy Rice

Amy C. Rice is a technical services and systems librarian at Whitworth University. She has been attending Nazarene churches for most of her life.  As a result, she often approaches issues through a Wesleyan-Arminian perspective.

What the church needs: mystery shoppers

As someone who has done a great deal of moving, I consider myself to be a bit of an “inside outsider” when it comes to the church experience.

Faith and imagination may be well suited

Fantasy also has a tradition within Christian culture. George MacDonald, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien explore faith themes in their imaginative worlds.

Further up and further in

I have been in more than one church service in which someone (usually the music minister) enthusiastically states, “And when we get to heaven, we can do this all the time!”

Minor changes

I have switched Protestant denominations a couple of times over the years, but no major changes.

What is the goal?

I have come to realize that you can't really teach someone abstinence.

The Avengers, a reminder of God’s call to the lost

I will freely and unashamedly admit that I helped secure "The Avengers" a $200.3 million opening weekend. Sure, I went for the entertainment value, too.

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