by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 26, 2011 | Opinion
I learned recently of the plight of Jonathan Chavez, an Honors College student at the University of Arkansas — who is currently missing all of his classes because Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have had him locked in a detention facility in Fort...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 26, 2011 | Opinion
Last night’s State of the Union address had some memorable moments, but it is unlikely to set an agenda or lead to any significant change. Any president can afford terrific speech writers and President Obama is a rhetorical wizard when it comes to presentation....
by Fred Guttman | Jan 26, 2011 | Opinion
I recently taught an adult class on the topic of miracles. In Judaism, some of the rabbis felt that miracles were supernatural events. Others, like Nachmanides, felt that miracles were natural occurrences and their timing made them special. In other words, when we...
by Trey Lyon | Jan 26, 2011 | Opinion
Five years ago a former seminary professor who was doing volunteer work at our church was cleaning out his files. He walked into my office and handed me an old legal-size poster that said “Baptists Through the Ages.” I had seen the chart in books in...
by Odell Cleveland and Bob Wineburg | Jan 25, 2011 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This column is part two of a two-part series on faith-based social services. The writers — a black Baptist preacher who runs a faith-based workforce development agency and a Jewish professor who has spent the last 30 years studying...
by Keith Herron | Jan 25, 2011 | Opinion
Upon moving from South Texas to the Midwest 10 years ago, I first bought a sturdy workhorse of a shovel. Then I bought another one made of some ultralight alloy with a snazzy ergonomic handle. Between the two, over a decade’s time, I’ve avoided spending...
