by Trevor Barton | Nov 20, 2019 | Opinion
I noticed one of my students was sitting at her table with her head in her arms, as still as the petals of a daisy on a midsummer afternoon. This was a few weeks ago as we were moving from our morning work to our writing workshop, and as the students were milling...
by Michael Ruffin | Nov 19, 2019 | Opinion
The danger of preachers cozying up to politicians is the focus of a story found in 1 Kings 22. The story takes place in the ninth century BCE. What had been the United Monarchy of Israel under King David and his son and successor, Solomon, has become two kingdoms. A...
by Laura Landgraf | Nov 19, 2019 | Opinion
There is a saying, “The madness stops here.” Yes. The madness stops here. It means that my background will not be my children’s. It means, for my son and daughter, incest stopped at my generation. The tangled web we humans weave has emotional tentacles far more...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 18, 2019 | Opinion
By John D Pierce The Nurturing Faith Experience: Israel/West Bank, set for May 18-28, has filled to capacity. Thanks to those who so eagerly responded bringing our “small group” to more than 50 persons. Nurturing Faith contributing editor and Bible study...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 18, 2019 | Opinion
Doing archaeology is hard work under any circumstances, not just in the physical labor of uncovering ancient layers of civilizations, but also in walking the tightrope of ethical propriety. Such an issue is plaguing a newsworthy excavation in East Jerusalem: an...
by Ken Sehested | Nov 15, 2019 | Opinion
Another school shooting. Sirens wail. First responders race. Video shows the now-common recessional, with rifled law enforcement escorting a parade of students from school grounds. So oft repeated it’s now a kind of ritual liturgy. Then a repeat of the predictable...
