by Joe Phelps | Jul 11, 2006 | Opinion
The committee meeting was running into siesta time in Mexico City, so I was hardly prepared to have the last presenter drop a bomb that blew me away. This choice of analogies drips with historical irony, as Michio Hamano, from the country devastated by atom bombs,...
by Joe Phelps | Mar 7, 2006 | Opinion
We gathered at 43rd and Market in Louisville, Ky., for the second time in the past several years to mark another senseless murder. This time a 23-year-old man’s life was ended forever because of a disagreement, or a moment of bravado, or a theft. What difference...
by Joe Phelps | Feb 24, 2006 | Opinion
What does a real Christian look like? Christians come in all shapes and sizes. Like dieters, some are dedicated and others are derelict. Some are near their goal and others have many miles, or pounds, to go. Christians come in all shapes and sizes. Like dieters, some...
by Joe Phelps | Feb 22, 2006 | Opinion
“Religion no longer works for me,” he said. “I’ve gotten cynical and weary of the formulas and cliches that make up most of the Christian message.” He’s not alone. A great many people, including many church-goers and most thinking...
by Joe Phelps | Nov 28, 2005 | Opinion
I’ll say it. Muhammad Ali scared me as a kid growing up in Ohio. He was unorthodox and ominous, as he bragged about his greatness and banged his opponents into submission. He was brash and, yes, black, and seemed dangerous to the comfort of the white status quo...
