by Colin Harris | Jan 14, 2011 | Opinion
The observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday has become, after a rather contentious early history, an appropriate national celebration of one of the pivotal personalities and movements of modern times. In addition to its reminder of the vision, leadership and...
by Colin Harris | Dec 31, 2010 | Opinion
The coincidence of Advent, Christmas and the new calendar year creates an engaging combination of expectation, reflection and resolution. It can change the way we see things and create resolutions for new commitments in the new year. If we let it. I spent a good part...
by Colin Harris | Dec 23, 2010 | Opinion
Looking at the world through the lens of Bethlehem’s manger can make every birth a Christmas, and every life an incarnation. Several years ago, a student responded to a class discussion of the birth accounts in Matthew and Luke, the relatively late and rather...
by Colin Harris | Dec 14, 2010 | Opinion
President Obama’s “tax deal” of recent days has produced a significant response. Republicans have expressed smug delight that he has “finally decided to work with them,” as they chuckle at their success in adding another score to their...
by Colin Harris | Dec 1, 2010 | Opinion
The oft-cited adage about the Gospel and its proclamation, needing the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other, seems to have particular relevance this Advent season. The Bible in the one hand offers Matthew’s story of the magi from the East who visit...
