by John D. Pierce | Jun 29, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Decades ago my friend-since-college Tommy McDearis (now pastor of Blacksburg Baptist Church across from Virginia Tech) introduced me to Bob Maddox who became my friend as well. An excellent pastor and insightful writer, Bob also served the White...
by Mike Parnell | Jun 29, 2018 | Opinion
Fred Rogers worried at the end of his life if he was a sheep. That worry was grounded in Jesus’ telling of judgment in Matthew 25 where he speaks of the judgment as being the separation of the sheep from the goats. The sheep were the ones who would enter into...
by Eileen R. Campbell-Reed | Jun 29, 2018 | Opinion
In my remarks at a recent immigration action in Nashville, Tennessee, I spoke as a faith leader. I reminded those gathered that Christians worship a Creator who fashioned all humanity as one family, one people, one expression of the image of God in each and every one...
by Joel Snider | Jun 29, 2018 | Opinion
Have you ever: Sent a text that the recipient misinterpreted? Wondered how to decipher an angry sounding email you received? Congratulated someone on Facebook for an accomplishment, only to discover the news was still confidential? If you haven’t had one of...
by Mitch Randall | Jun 28, 2018 | Opinion
Heartbreaking and disturbing. That was how it felt standing outside the Southwest Key shelter, where more than 1,000 immigrant children were held. My soul was stirred, and my heart broke at the thought of little children separated from their parents. There is nothing...
by Chris Sanders | Jun 28, 2018 | Opinion
“So, explain this ‘right-to-work’ to me,” a frequent question from my business friends. “Why are you against a right to work? I thought you’d be for it.” “I’ll try with reference to your world of transactions,...
