by Michael Helms | Sep 26, 2017 | Opinion
I was playing outside with Mia, my 18-month-old granddaughter, a few weeks ago when a butterfly decided to join the party. At first, it just circled, to Mia’s delight. Then, it decided to land, not more than a foot from Mia’s hand. While the butterfly was...
by Jim Kelsey | Sep 26, 2017 | Opinion
We live in a time when people seem to have a lot to say and say it with great conviction. This is good; we need to care about things. We sometimes, however, confuse having a reaction to something with really caring about it, caring to the point where we are willing to...
by Simon Jones | Sep 26, 2017 | Opinion
John Berger, the radical art critic who taught us all how to look at our representations of the world in the 1970s, wrote in 2006, “Misinformation is developing its techniques.” The followers of Jesus have been onto this for a while – after all, Paul...
by Joe LaGuardia | Sep 25, 2017 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article has been revised to remove a statement about William Sloane Coffin being kin to Harry Emerson Fosdick. They were not related. Most ministers I know pray for courage daily. Ministry is a sacrificial act that requires risk,...
by Leroy Seat | Sep 25, 2017 | Opinion
When is philanthropy problematic? This question has been on my mind in recent months as I’ve read books and watched films about three philanthropists who amassed wealth in dubious ways. 1. The case of Andrew Carnegie. “To the Stars through...
by Frank Rees | Sep 22, 2017 | Opinion
The United States ambassador to the United Nations believes that the organization is out of options with regard to North Korea. “U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley said on Sunday that the U.N. Security Council has run out of options on containing North...
