by Laura Landgraf | Feb 21, 2019 | Opinion
I am standing on a 10-meter Olympic diving platform. Suddenly, there is a roaring in my ears, a cacophony of sound; voice, noise, high-pitched screaming. I clap my hands over my ears – and jump. Fear claws at my throat as I plummet toward the water. Impact is...
by Laura Landgraf | Feb 14, 2019 | Opinion
President Harry S. Truman’s Oval Office desk contained a plaque, set on a walnut base facing his guests, inscribed with “The Buck Stops Here!” Shouldn’t that be the Southern Baptist Convention’s working principle, on behalf of its 15 million members? Enter the endless...
by Laura Landgraf | Jan 28, 2019 | Opinion
High on an Ethiopian plateau nestled the village of Kiramu. My home. Governed by a chieftain, this small thatch hut community hosted a Saturday market, had a flourmill, a weaver and my best friend. Ethiopia raised me. Her culture taught me joy, family, the respect of...
by Laura Landgraf | Jan 8, 2019 | Opinion
We’re special, we who were abused as kids. We survived. Serious high-fives to every one of us. I know it wasn’t easy, this surviving. Here’s what I know – and what you need to know if you’re married to a survivor: It wasn’t your partner’s fault. They were a kid. It is...
by Laura Landgraf | Dec 18, 2018 | Opinion
I remember one summer when my children and I were in the mountains of Montana. Our cabin was among eight or 10 structures that had been built to mine nickel during WWII. A river ran through the narrow valley. The water was clean, frigid; fishing was good. Grandpa T...
