by Michael Helms | Jan 19, 2006 | Opinion
How can a high school exist without paid teachers? That’s a very good question, but apparently it’s not a real concern for Michael R. Kinney. New York Times writer Duff Wilson has reported that the owner of University High School defends his school’s...
by Michael Helms | Dec 20, 2005 | Opinion
Driving recently through a small town, I noticed the Christmas decorations on city streets. The banners hanging from the poles read “Holiday Greetings.” These banners didn’t appear to be new. They likely have been displayed the town’s main...
by Michael Helms | Dec 8, 2005 | Opinion
For Christians, we have entered into that Season of Advent, a season of anticipation of the coming of the Christ Child and a season of expectation of the second coming of Christ. It is a season of hope. Recently, I found this true story about hope in my files. I have...
by Michael Helms | Nov 14, 2005 | Opinion
This weekend marked the 10th anniversary of National Donor Sabbath. Since 1996 faith communities throughout the nation have observed the opportunity to discuss organ donation over the weekend that falls two weeks before Thanksgiving. Suzette King is one of more than...
by Michael Helms | Oct 28, 2005 | Opinion
Earlier this week, someone asked me a piercing question about the Sermon of the Mount: “Where is the line between turning the other cheek and being someone’s doormat?” I found part of the answer later that day, when I heard that Rosa Parks, the...