by Mark McEntire | Jan 22, 2004 | Opinion
As a member of the sometimes snobbish guild of professional biblical scholars, I am perturbed by the current trend which finds nearly everybody writing a book about the Bible. I grudgingly admit, however, that these “non-specialists” sometimes do excellent...
by Karen Zurheide | Jan 22, 2004 | Opinion
Two seeming miracles have taken place in Edmond, Okla.—and now I am wishing for even more. As I reported in a previous column, our house went under contract a week after being put on the market, the first miracle. The catch was that we were to close and vacate before...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jan 21, 2004 | Opinion
Kelly Ryan, a “B” average student at the University of Georgia, used her college trust fund to purchase a new Honda, trips to Italy, Switzerland and Argentina, and to invest (and lose) in the stock market. Enough was left over to possibly purchase her...
by Dwight A. Moody | Jan 20, 2004 | Opinion
Dan Brown wrote a book and for weeks it has been at the top of the New York Times bestseller list. I understand why: I could not put it down. If you like architecture, history and religion mixed into a crime story, this book is for you. But if you demand historical...
by James L. Evans | Jan 19, 2004 | Opinion
President Bush announced last week a dramatic expansion of his “faith-based initiatives” plan. These initiatives, which have been the centerpiece of Mr. Bush’s domestic social agenda, are aimed at channeling tax dollars to faith groups who provide...
by Cliff Vaughn | Jan 19, 2004 | Opinion
An advocacy group that sponsored an anti-Bush ad contest has chosen a winner—and will place that ad before the president’s State of the Union address. It is also seeking ad time during the Super Bowl. MoveOn.org, an advocacy group started in 1998 and funded by...