‘Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers’

If you’re not familiar with this movie, you can probably guess by the title it’s not exactly a love letter to Halliburton. “Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers” is the latest film from Robert Greenwald–the man who took on Rupert Murdoch (in...

Marks Of An Authentic Church

Jesus said that we would be known by our love. Lately though, we people of faith, Christians in particular, are better known for our politics. Admittedly it is the political season and candidates grab for whatever works to win elections. But churches of late have...

‘Flyboys’

The World War I aircraft in “Flyboys” fill the European skies with a wobbly grace. No wonder, for though the airplane—as a modern invention—was still finding its wings, some young Americans had already found aerial delight. Americans generally know much...

Baptists, Jews and Witness

Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the Jewish year 5767, begins at sunset Friday, Sept. 22. It is the first of 10 days of repentance, leading up to the holiest of days, Yom Kippur, sunset Oct. 1 through nightfall Oct. 2. The Jewish holy days and festival days are central...