by Michael Ruffin | Jul 13, 2009 | Opinion
The White House announced on July 8 that Dr. Francis Collins, former head of the Human Genome Project, would be nominated to become the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). I believe this move to be a good one. Collins is eminently qualified as a...
by Chuck Warnock | Jul 13, 2009 | Opinion
In their infinite wisdom, our board of supervisors has decided the way out of our county’s financial squeeze – we’re the second poorest county in Virginia – is to allow beer and wine sales on Sundays. One supervisor commented, “This isn’t about...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 12, 2009 | Opinion
An early wake-up call started a long day for 42 intrepid travelers associated with Campbell University Divinity School who are exploring the land of Israel and the West Bank.After fighting a snarl of traffic to exit Jerusalem, we drove down the Jericho Road, then...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 11, 2009 | Opinion
Day five of the Campbell crew’s whirlwind tour of Israel took us from the Mount of Olives to Bethlehem and back to Rahat Rachel, our kibbutz hotel. The hotel has been quite busy the past couple of days because of the Sabbath – many Orthodox Jews like to come and stay...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 10, 2009 | Opinion
Our pilgrim group has seen many interesting sights in Israel, including a large number of young soldiers scattered here and there. Military service is compulsory for all Israeli citizens except Orthodox Jews, including women. Men must serve three years, and women a...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 10, 2009 | Opinion
Today’s account of the Campbell Camels’ illustrious adventures in the Holy Land will come in two parts. First, several of our group chose to be baptized in the Jordan River as a reaffirmation and testimony of their faith in Christ. I wanted to include all of their...
