by Jan Turrentine | Dec 3, 2004 | Opinion
For a long time, 10-year-old Erin Strnad of McCalla, Ala., had saved coins in a 3-foot-tall replica of a soft drink bottle, with no particular plan in mind for them. It turns out that the amount she saved is enough to feed an entire family for nearly 10 months. When...
by Karen Johnson Zurheide | Dec 2, 2004 | Opinion
It was a rare moment. With my parents and children around the dinner table, we hit on a topic to which my mother and daughter both responded passionately. “You shouldn’t have children unless you are going to take care of them,” declared my mother. My...
by G. Michael Greer | Dec 2, 2004 | Opinion
The period between the 400s and the late 900s A.D. was termed The Dark Ages by scholars who later lamented that during that epoch almost all love for learning, art and craftsmanship disappeared in Western Europe. During the Middle Ages a vibrant cultural commitment to...
by James L. Evans | Dec 2, 2004 | Opinion
Not once did I think about going to the mall at midnight on Thanksgiving Day—but there were many, many who did. And they didn’t just go and leisurely shop. No, these were more like shopping storm troopers battering down the doors of their favorite stores. Why?...
by Rick Brand | Dec 1, 2004 | Opinion
I have got to get me one of those new small Bibles. I haven’t seen one yet, but I know they must be out there. From what I hear, lots and lots of people have them. It certainly sounds like these new small Bibles make life a whole lot simpler. They are smaller...
by Steven R. Harmon | Nov 30, 2004 | Opinion
Before beginning my day of teaching on the morning of Nov. 23, I did something many folks might not expect a minister and theologian to do. I drove to the nearest music store and bought the latest CD by the world’s most popular rock group—U2’s How to...
