by William D. Shiell | Nov 5, 2008 | Opinion
Transitions in power are much like passing a baton in a relay race. The relay teams that win are often not the swiftest but the ones who have learned to negotiate and properly execute the exchange. It requires teamwork, communication, humility and sacrifice in order...
by Robert Parham | Nov 5, 2008 | Opinion
President-elect Barack Obama is neither the messiah, nor the antichrist. He is first and foremost a politician, whose adoring adherents deny his feet of clay and demonizing opponents refuse to respect him. Hopes are too high; despair is too deep. Rooted in a flawed...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 4, 2008 | Opinion
Equipped with comfortable shoes and a large cup of hazelnut coffee, I arrived at my designated polling place, Northside Christian Church in Macon, Ga., at 6:38 AM. A quick count showed 64 persons ahead of me — or, as a pastor would put it, “about 300.”Some...
by Drew Smith | Nov 4, 2008 | Opinion
Jesus will break bread in the eschatological banquet and share with those oppressed by the social structures of the world. First, we need to understand that bread was a staple of the first-century diet, and calling on God to provide bread each day was an expression of...
by Rabbi Rami Shapiro | Nov 4, 2008 | Opinion
I recently learned of a new Jewish holiday about which I knew absolutely nothing. It’s called “Hit a Jew Day.” According to an Oct. 24 story in USA TODAY, a few students at a suburban St. Louis middle school created “Hit a Jew Day,” the...
by Cliff Vaughn | Nov 4, 2008 | Opinion
Americans should give thanks, even amid economic hardship. That’s the message ”and opportunity ”of a new board game. Simply called The Thanksgiving Game, the “game’s mission is to help people focus on what’s really important during the holiday...
