by Ircel Harrison | Apr 7, 2011 | Opinion
CNN has been broadcasting a “news” special titled “Unwelcome: The Muslims Next Door” recently. With Soledad O’Brien as reporter, the program recounts the negative response on the part of some citizens to the building of a new Islamic...
by Ircel Harrison | Mar 16, 2011 | Opinion
The role of the fool or court jester in medieval history is a fascinating concept. This person, who was either mentally deficient or acted that way, was employed to tell jokes and provide general entertainment by a monarch. The fool could say or do things no one else...
by Ircel Harrison | Feb 23, 2011 | Opinion
Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He spoke recently at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. His topic was “Misquoting Jesus: Scribes Who Changed the...
by Ircel Harrison | Feb 16, 2011 | Opinion
When I was a young seminary student just out of the military, I was befriended by my next-door neighbor in seminary housing. He was in his early 50s with grown children. After serving as a lay leader in churches for a number of years, he had been ordained to the...
by Ircel Harrison | Feb 9, 2011 | Opinion
As Steve Jobs has stepped aside at Apple due to health issues, a number of folks have weighed in on the topic of succession planning for CEOs, especially those entrepreneurs who founded their companies or have been the driving force to take their organizations to new...
