by Drew Smith | Oct 19, 2009 | Opinion
Borders are interesting concepts that have been around since the dawn of creation. Borders are those barriers that we construct to keep those we want out, out. Nations have borders, and in our current political climate, there is much discussion about keeping our...
by Drew Smith | Oct 7, 2009 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a series in which Drew Smith, director of international programs at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Ark., examines what it means to be a progressive Christian. In my last column, I told briefly my story of...
by Drew Smith | Oct 1, 2009 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This is the first part of a series in which Drew Smith, director of international programs at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Ark., examines what it means to be a progressive Christian. Labels are interesting things. They are attempts...
by Drew Smith | Sep 22, 2009 | Opinion
In 1981, the General Assembly of the United Nations declared that the opening day of its annual session would be recognized as International Peace Day. Twenty years later, in 2001, the assembly determined that Sept. 21 of each year would be known as International...
by Drew Smith | Sep 15, 2009 | Opinion
The Gospels narrate their stories as if Jesus knew he would be put to death by Roman authorities. While the authors offer backward-looking theological interpretations of Jesus, and not necessarily fully historical reports of Jesus’ life, we can be sure that...
