by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 30, 2018 | Opinion
Two recent stories highlight the growing role of DNA analysis in archaeology. One of them offers a reminder that Israel — a land bridge between Africa, Asia, and Europe — has always been a land of migrants. In 1995, a large karstic cave (one formed by...
by Mitch Randall | Aug 30, 2018 | Opinion
Another pastor committed suicide over the weekend. Thirty-year-old Andrew Stoecklein, lead pastor of Indian Hills Church in Chino, California, took his own life on Saturday after a long battle with anxiety and depression. With the growing pressures of congregational...
by Roger Olson | Aug 30, 2018 | Opinion
It has become fairly common for Christian scholars to compare the “Pax Romana” with a contemporary “Pax Americana.” Both refer to far-flung influences of central cultures including military interventions and occupations. Many Christian scholars have also begun to...
by Chris Sanders | Aug 29, 2018 | Opinion
School’s back in session. After a too-short summer – have you noticed how summer vacations are shrinking? – the public schools are again open. You’ve likely seen the little faces and read the happy stories of hope and promise in print and on social media. All well and...
by Dennis Bickers | Aug 29, 2018 | Opinion
I worked third shift on a factory assembly line years ago. One night, the foreman on our end of the line was telling me how difficult the job was on him. He was under a lot of stress, couldn’t sleep and wasn’t sure what to do. I explained to him that if he...
by Myles Werntz | Aug 28, 2018 | Opinion
Labor Day has, at some level, always felt a little unnecessary to me. For, unlike Independence Day or Memorial Day, when we wrestle with aspects of our country that might seem out of sight, “labor” is something we do all the time. We do not, in other words, need to be...
