by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 25, 2009 | Opinion
Two intriguing stories have come together in recent days. Many papers carried a story from Jesus’ hometown of Nazareth, where archaeologists have unveiled the remains of a private dwelling dated to the first century, the first from that period to be uncovered...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 24, 2009 | Opinion
Americans feel much more vulnerable at the end of this decade than they did at the beginning. That was the assessment of a panel on an early morning TV news show today.Examples were numerous and convincing with the terror attacks of 2001 at the top. But there were...
by Joe Phelps | Dec 23, 2009 | Opinion
Sunday’s performance of Rutter’s Magnificat teemed with sophistication as the basses and tenors chased sopranos and altos up and down the musical score, accompanied by a full orchestra. This highbrow work was sung in Latin, which, like a British accent,...
by Sam Davidson | Dec 23, 2009 | Opinion
Their door was paper thin. They had a sheet taped to the wall to cover the front window. The porch light wasn’t on, probably because it didn’t work. When she opened the skinny door, I let them know that the presents were in the car. The 4-year-old,...
by Ed Sunday-Winters | Dec 23, 2009 | Opinion
Bill Nieporte is a friend from my seminary days and pastor of Patterson Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond, Va. He’s toying with the idea of creating a “John the Baptist” line of Christmas cards. So far, here is what he has produced: Outside card:...
by Larry Greenfield | Dec 23, 2009 | Opinion
Last year at around this time (Dec. 27, 2008, to Jan. 18, 2009), there was again a massive attack against Palestinian people by a ruling power, this time in the Gaza Strip, based again on what was seen as a threat to its security (not, by common consensus, a threat to...
