by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 22, 2010 | Opinion
I ran across a few stories this week that aren’t especially about Christmas, but caught my eye nonetheless. An e-mail from David George, who heads the WMU Foundation, announced that someone has donated half of a house to the Woman’s Missionary Union. The...
by Vinoth Ramachandra | Dec 22, 2010 | Opinion
Christmas is here once again. The season for forced jollity at office parties and, of course, the end-of-the-year bank bonuses. Five American banking giants have stashed away $90 billion for their prize employees. The big PR problem the bankers face, whether in the...
by Bill Wilson | Dec 22, 2010 | Opinion
Is there a more obnoxious bit of shorthand on your screen than OMG? I doubt it. OMG, shorthand for Oh My God, is used billions of times every day in the most inane ways. Someone tries a new flavor of coffee? “OMG, it was so good.” Someone wants to complain...
by Keith Herron | Dec 22, 2010 | Opinion
Kurt Vonnegut said once, “People don’t come to church for preachments, … (they come) to daydream about God.” In the season of Advent, our dreams shift to the Promised One who entered the world the same way every other human enters, by being birthed...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 21, 2010 | Opinion
By John Pierce During this time that brings so much joy to so many, it is important to remember that there are those for whom all is not merry and bright. Suffering in many forms does not take a holiday — or even a holy day. The Christmas story is rooted in an event...
by Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb | Dec 21, 2010 | Opinion
What if the leaders of nine major black denominations came together to work for the betterment of their collective churches and the African-American community? What if their 50,000 congregations ramped up advocacy efforts in their communities in the areas of economic...
