by Bob Newell | Dec 15, 2017 | Opinion
Jesus is God in the flesh. This assertion opens John’s Gospel through the proclamation, “the Word became flesh” (John 1:14). Theologians use a $4 word to describe this process, referring to it as “incarnation.” That Jesus took on a human...
by Suzii Paynter | Dec 14, 2017 | Opinion
God created us hungry. We are born with two immediate hungers: the hunger for nourishment and the hunger to learn. Our universal condition as learning beings makes education a central article in any declaration of rights. Article 26 of the United Nations Universal...
by Nick Megoran | Dec 14, 2017 | Opinion
Many churches build their Advent services every year around a prophecy in the ninth chapter of the book of Isaiah that calls the coming Savior “the Prince of Peace.” Yet, for much of its history, Christianity has been the cause of, or at least the excuse...
by Chris Sanders | Dec 13, 2017 | Opinion
The Christmas season is here, so we’re shopping. Appeals for door-buster deals are everywhere. Bright lights and happy music draw us in with cheerful promises of abundant gifts at low prices. It’s all good, when it’s all good for everyone. But what...
by Brent Hamoud | Dec 13, 2017 | Opinion
Humanitarian tourism, while often well-intentioned, raises questions about its purpose, as well as its efficacy in addressing human needs and alleviating suffering. As I explained previously, the term “sufferari” seems an appropriate label for these...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 12, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Sometimes hope comes wrapped in tragedy. Such was the case when Alabama peanut farmer Nathan Mathis stood outside a political rally in Alabama last night holding a photo of his daughter Patti Sue who took her own life in 1995. With obvious guilt and...
