by Leroy Seat | Jan 15, 2013 | Opinion
Today, Jan. 15, is his birthday, although the national holiday celebrating it will not be until next Monday, Jan. 21. I’m writing, of course, about Martin Luther King Jr., about whom we will be hearing much this year. King’s famous “I Have a...
by Leroy Seat | Jan 3, 2013 | Opinion
In East Asia, 2013 is the Year of the Snake, although in China and those countries that still follow Chinese customs the new year doesn’t begin until Feb. 10. While a snake usually conjures up bad images and is sometimes a symbol of evil in the West, it is not...
by Leroy Seat | Jan 1, 2013 | Opinion
“Southern Baptists have only one saint and her name is Lottie Moon.” So wrote Texas pastor Chuck Warnock in his fine review of Regina D. Sullivan’s book “Lottie Moon: A Southern Baptist Missionary to China in History and Legend” (2011). ...
by Leroy Seat | Dec 24, 2012 | Opinion
Charles Dickens was an English social critic and writer who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era (1837-1901) in Great Britain. He was born 200 years ago in 1812 and is the author of such highly acclaimed novels as “The Adventures...
by Leroy Seat | Dec 7, 2012 | Opinion
Dec. 7, 1941, was a big day for Mitsuo Fuchida, a day he had long prepared for and looked forward to. For, you see, Fuchida was the lead pilot of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. And his life story is quite amazing. I have heard Fuchida’s story from time to...
