by Marv Knox | Mar 21, 2003 | Opinion
The incident might have been funny had it not been farcical. Perhaps it would have been silly had it not also been at least a little scary. In Guilderland, N.Y., Stephen Downs and his son, Roger, entered Crossgates Mall, bought T-shirts and put them on. The T-shirts...
by Robert Parham | Mar 20, 2003 | Opinion
Before rallying around the flag chokes off critical thinking, let’s review what constitutes authentic Christian citizenship, according to the teachings of Jesus. 1. Practice discernment. When Jesus commissioned his followers to go into the world of wolves, he...
by Steve Ivy | Mar 20, 2003 | Opinion
No aspect of medical practice has stirred more vigorous debate than interventions at the beginning of life. The vigor of the debate has stirred intellect, emotion, violence and prayer. People taking diametrically opposing positions have evoked God on: how to prevent...
by Mike Smith | Mar 20, 2003 | Opinion
Surely all of us may choose to cultivate a mindset of love, to pray for all people caught up in the current crisis and for God’s kind of peace, and to seek to find our own sense of security in God and God alone. Meanwhile, back in the United States, thousands of...
by Dwight A. Moody | Mar 19, 2003 | Opinion
I was standing in the hallway of the funeral home looking at pictures of Ora Ruth Taylor Dundon Gillespie when her son Bill appeared beside me. He pulled out of his pocket a black jeweler’s box and opened it for my inspection. It was the ring. Ruth had given it...
by Jodi Mathews | Mar 19, 2003 | Opinion
Talk of war and peace is no longer relegated to the neighborhood diner. The Internet has become a happening place to gather information, meet fellow peaceniks, sign petitions, download peace posters, buy bumper stickers and even protest. MoveOn.org is calling on...
