by Leroy Seat | Mar 1, 2011 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part series on conservatism and liberalism. I received an e-mail from a woman asking me to explain “what the qualifications are that label a person a ‘right-wing conservative.'” In my response I said...
by Robert Parham | Mar 1, 2011 | Opinion
Two articles in recent weeks make one wonder if American evangelicals really care about the world beyond their fortified national borders. One article highlights a poll showing evangelicals want to cut U.S. foreign aid to the poor. The other shows how little money...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 28, 2011 | Opinion
Did you know the Bible predicts the discovery of vast oil reserves deep beneath Israel? That’s what John Brown, the chair of Zion Oil and Gas Co. believes, and he’s been prospecting in Israel for the past three years because of it, according to a Feb. 26...
by Ron Crawford | Feb 28, 2011 | Opinion
The term “blue-haired lady” brings a knowing smile to most ministers’ faces. We know her well! She has been in the church since Moses was pastor. She is faithful in her tithe, Sunday school class and criticism of all things 21st century. She wants to...
by Naomi King Walker | Feb 28, 2011 | Opinion
Hierarchical paradigms shape our thinking about the world in which we live. We tend to view relationships as levels on a pyramid, constantly assessing whether we are above, below or equal to others in intelligence, education, popularity, wealth, attractiveness,...
by Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb | Feb 28, 2011 | Opinion
On separate occasions recently, friends have pointed me to George Washington Carver’s prayer practices. Carver’s name is most often heard during Black History Month, the time when a pantheon of black heroes and she-roes are pulled from dusty textbooks and...
