by Roger Thomas | Nov 21, 2002 | Opinion
Is this film worth all the praise and attention? Most definitely. For those die-hard fans who love the books and liked the first film, “Chamber of Secrets” will leave them breathless. So a strange thing began to happen this past weekend as more and more...
by Mike Parnell | Nov 21, 2002 | Opinion
For older children still moved by metaphor and its magic, this is a wonderful movie. It shines in its story and its portrayal. It can help parents talk to their children about the nature of fame (which has become a national obsession) and its consequences. Harry...
by Karen Zurheide | Nov 20, 2002 | Opinion
In more ways than one, my work this season is causing me to take a fresh look at my time and priorities, at the meaning of the holidays, at what I want my children to experience this season. These changes are not easy, but I sense that for me they are good. Now in a...
by Robert Parham | Nov 19, 2002 | Opinion
Whenever the moral mantle is assigned to a political party, morality loses and false expectations arise. And equally troubling, authentically religious organizations escape their real duty. “The pro-life stand was a decisive factor in the Republican takeover of...
by Gary Farley | Nov 19, 2002 | Opinion
The most helpful “continuing education” experience for me these past five years as a rural minister has been the annual Country and City Tour Day. Something like it is provided by the Cooperative Extension in many rural counties across our nation. It has...
by James L. Evans | Nov 19, 2002 | Opinion
Instead of ignoring these dissenters, or isolating them as irrelevant complainers, church leaders might do well to listen to them. It would not be the first time in the history of the church that a disgruntled minority was right and church officials wrong. We may have...
