by Larry Greenfield | Dec 8, 2008 | Opinion
The alternatives here are not between leaving Jesus in or out of the gospel picture. Jesus figures centrally in both options, but in much different roles. In one he is the decisive object of faith. In the other he is the decisive figure who points to the object of...
by Larry Greenfield | Nov 24, 2008 | Opinion
What about putting at least a minimum number of acts of charity on one’s daily “to-do” list and committing oneself to checking them off when they are completed? Not me. First thing in the morning, I’ve got to write them down in the notebook I...
by Larry Greenfield | Oct 28, 2008 | Opinion
Our county has such immense power, influence, and control over the lives of other nations and peoples that it would be unjust and irresponsible for individual Americans to vote only on their own self-identity and self interest within a national context. I’m...
by Larry Greenfield | Sep 15, 2008 | Opinion
It’s pretty tempting, after the commemoration of the 9/11 attacks on the United States in 2001, to make the case–based on Jesus’ teaching about forgiving an offender 70-multiplied-by-seven times–that serious Christians ought to figure out how...
by Larry Greenfield | Apr 29, 2008 | Opinion
Analyzing election results is a tricky business, even for the experts, and I’m no expert. But it’s hard, at least for me, not to try to get a feeling for what is happening and finding patterns that reveal where the electorate is heading, even if the...
