by Rabbi Rami Shapiro | Feb 11, 2009 | Opinion
Rod Dreher, author of Crunchy Cons, wrote a very moving and, to me, troubling essay in USA TODAY. The basic idea is that too much truth when it comes to religion is a bad thing. At issue is Rod’s journalistic examination of the sex abuse scandals that rocked the...
by Sam Davidson | Feb 11, 2009 | Opinion
Much has been made about Gen Y’s insistence on a balance between their work and their life. The understanding of that balance, however, is different than previous generations, mainly because technology can be invasive, blurring the lines between when one is at...
by Ircel Harrison | Feb 11, 2009 | Opinion
Intrinsic to the doctrine of the priesthood of every believer is the tenet that each believer is unique and has been gifted by God to make a unique contribution to the church. Although we persist in putting people into places where they don’t fit in the church just to...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 11, 2009 | Opinion
A news blog from Baptists Today:GREENSBORO, N.C. – How can Baptists maintain an effective witness into their fifth century of existence? More than 400 participants gathered at First Baptist Church February 9 to mark the 400th anniversary of the Baptist movement and to...
by Mike Parnell | Feb 10, 2009 | Opinion
Shame is powerful — so powerful it can cause people to do things far more harmful than the consequences of revelation. Shame and guilt lie at the heart of “The Reader.” This movie begins like a May-to-December romance in post-World War II Germany. Michael Berg...
by Larry Greenfield | Feb 10, 2009 | Opinion
We don’t call him an exorcist, probably because the term is so out of fashion; but that’s actually what he is. Instead, we call him the U.S. attorney for the northern district of Illinois and, once in a while, special counsel when the demons are at work in places like...
