by Colin Harris | Dec 19, 2012 | Opinion
Christmas is about a lot of things. For children, it’s about the magic and excitement of anticipated gifts. For many, it’s about family time and the joy of celebrating a shared history. For some, it’s about memories of Christmas no longer celebrated...
by Colin Harris | Dec 7, 2012 | Opinion
News reports on the new book by Pope Benedict XVI on the infancy narratives of Jesus observe that he “debunks” some of the traditions associated with the nativity stories, such as animals in the stable and angels singing to the baby Jesus. It is easy to...
by Colin Harris | Nov 23, 2012 | Opinion
We have had no shortage of helpful reflections on the recent election, which seems to have cleaned the windows a bit on our national landscape that has been changing for some time – to the surprise of many who seem not to have noticed. Among those reflections have...
by Colin Harris | Oct 31, 2012 | Opinion
Speaking recently to an interfaith dialogue group, Baptist historian Walter Shurden drew upon Jewish philosopher Martin Buber’s “I and Thou,” one of the 20th century’s most influential works on genuine relationship and communication. Shurden...
by Colin Harris | Oct 19, 2012 | Opinion
We’ve all heard the testimonies – a life of poor judgment, bad choices, perhaps even heinous behavior – then a life-changing experience and a turn toward a better way. Often it seems the more negative the past, the more powerful the testimony. In other, more...
