by David Swartz | Jan 9, 2018 | Opinion
Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was charged in 1921 with the sexual assault of actress Virginia Rappe at a raucous Hollywood party. According to investigators, the 266-pound film star attacked and raped her, ultimately killing Rappe when her bladder burst...
by Stuart Blythe | Jan 8, 2018 | Opinion
There are a whole range of special foci outside the big two of Christmas and Easter that can be included as part of regular “worship events.” Epiphany (Jan. 6), Mothering Sunday (the fourth Sunday of Advent), Remembrance Day (Nov. 11), Baptist World...
by Beth Allison Barr | Jan 5, 2018 | Opinion
Female undergraduates have expressed frustration to me over and over again about how Paul’s writings about women have been used against them. “I hate Paul” is what many have said. Ideas about women really do matter, as I discussed previously. What...
by Ircel Harrison | Jan 5, 2018 | Opinion
The latest entry in the “Star Wars” canon, “The Last Jedi,” is an entertaining visual treat. Although it basically follows the structure of “The Empire Strikes Back,” it gives us as fans a solid second act in this new trilogy. I...
by Barry Howard | Jan 5, 2018 | Opinion
The beginning of a new year is traditionally perceived as a season for clean slates and new beginnings. Depending on your perspective, you might consider the new year as a time to turn over a new leaf, to start that post-holiday diet, to begin that exercise regimen or...
by Mitch Randall | Jan 4, 2018 | Opinion
Powerful systems seem to be chipping away at those most vulnerable in the world. The Apostle Paul encourages the Christians of Ephesus to combat “rulers, authorities and cosmic powers of this present darkness” (Ephesians 6:12). To do so, he challenges them...
