by Larry Greenfield | Nov 16, 2012 | Opinion
I grew up at a time when the “large stones” were firmly in place (the biblical reference here is Jesus and his crew leaving the temple and the disciples being awed by what they saw around them; see Mark 13:1). Although born in the year the United States...
by Larry Greenfield | Nov 2, 2012 | Opinion
How could he, after all these years, miss the point? You’d think, after 75 years in Christian ministry, after studying the Bible even longer, after preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ in every corner of the world, my Baptist colleague, Billy Graham, would have...
by Larry Greenfield | Oct 19, 2012 | Opinion
The rule – the operating assumption, that is – in a democratic republic is that everyone will vote for the candidate who will best advance that voter’s self-interest. It’s democracy because, supposedly, everyone gets to vote her or his self-interest, and,...
by Larry Greenfield | Oct 5, 2012 | Opinion
Recently – that is, since the Republican and Democratic National Conventions – President Obama has shared the suggestion that former President Bill Clinton be appointed to a newly created cabinet post of “Secretary of Explaining Stuff.” Obama acknowledges...
by Larry Greenfield | Sep 21, 2012 | Opinion
It was heartening to learn that so many churches in Chicago last week passed the welcoming test that Jesus created. That is, they opened their doors to welcome children. “What’s so unusual about that?” you’re probably asking. Isn’t that...
