by Gary Farley | Feb 24, 2004 | Opinion
The following is a text of a prayer I led at an event in Pickens County, Alabama: Dear Heavenly Father, As I read the Bible again and again I find you being concerned about feeding humankind. From Noah and the provisions on the ark; to the children of Israel wandering...
by Gary Farley | Feb 4, 2004 | Opinion
Much of what I remember from seminary classes in the late 1950s is the observations from wise professors which fell outside the boundaries of the official subject of class. Among these was an observation by New Testament professor Joseph McClain. I think the context...
by Gary Farley | Jan 14, 2004 | Opinion
Last Tuesday’s Tuscaloosa News carried on its front page two articles about gambling. One reported that Pete Rose, after 14 years of denial, has confessed that he bet on the Cincinnati Reds while he was the team manager. He is hoping that this confession will...
by Gary Farley | Jan 5, 2004 | Opinion
A few weeks before the discovery of an animal with Mad Cow disease in the United States, I participated in an educational visit to an area cattle farm. The owner spoke to us at length concerning his operation. His practice is to buy about 150 recently weaned calves at...
by Gary Farley | Dec 9, 2003 | Opinion
At this time of the year many Americans, motivated by the spirit of Christmas, want to “reach out” to the poor. So, it seems appropriate to identify who our poor are by summarizing some of the data from the 2000 federal census. Once again, as has been the...
