by Dwight A. Moody | Dec 18, 2001 | Opinion
Christmas always decorates the world, and in beautiful, colorful ways; not only sanctuaries, but homes, yards, shops and squares. It is one of the best parts of the holidays, a yuletide feast for the eyes. So it was last Sunday; a bright red banner with the gold...
by Barry Howard | Dec 18, 2001 | Opinion
In Luke 1:46-56 we find a story culminating in Mary’s song, the first Christmas music on record, so to speak. The angel Gabriel had just delivered to Mary the startling news of maternal expectation and paternal mystery. This angel had informed Mary that she...
by Pam Durso | Dec 18, 2001 | Opinion
Seven-year olds now come home from school talking about Kwanzaa. Stores offer Kwanzaa greeting cards. Libraries display children’s books on Kwanzaa. But many Americans have no clue what Kwanzaa is or why it is celebrated. In the 1960s, Dr. Maulana Karenga, who...
by Dwight A. Moody | Dec 13, 2001 | Opinion
Just when we need it, it’s not there. I refer to the need of the American public for thoughtful analysis of religious issues. Religion played a significant role in the World Trade Center attack, and religion has been at the heart of our response. The prayer...
by Jodi Mathews | Dec 13, 2001 | Opinion
A recent study by Children NOW found that local television news broadcasts “under-represent the presence of children in society, distort the level of crime committed by and against children and rarely focus on public policy issues that affect American...
by Robert Parham | Dec 11, 2001 | Opinion
The word “worldview” has emerged as a leading rally cry in America’s religious conflict, competing with the word “inerrancy.” Fundamentalists are sponsoring a series of “worldview weekends” across the nation. A columnist told...
