by Olu Q. Menjay | Jun 29, 2017 | Opinion
The entire community at Ricks Institute gathered in the school’s auditorium at 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 5, 2016. It was the first day of the 2016-17 academic year for the K-12 Baptist boarding school in Liberia. It was my responsibility as the principal and chief...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 28, 2017 | Opinion
A highlight of digging with the Jezreel Expedition is the opportunity to spend some time living on a kibbutz. The first kibbutzim (the plural form) were formed in the early 1900s as part of the Zionist movement encouraging Jews to move into Palestine, and the movement...
by Chuck Summers | Jun 28, 2017 | Opinion
Deadly wildfires are in the news again. In central Portugal, a large forest fire claimed more than 60 lives before it was contained. At first, the fire was thought to originate with a lightning strike, but a BBC report indicates that a “criminal hand”...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 27, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Thoughtful Baptist theologian Roger Olson of Baylor University, in his commentary at ethicsdaily.com today, addresses again the troublesome practice of Christian congregations conducting worship services that elevate nationalism above the worship of...
by Roger Olson | Jun 27, 2017 | Opinion
Just a few blocks from my house stands a very large and active mainline Protestant church. I’ll leave the denomination unnamed. Throughout the year, it sponsors and hosts numerous special events including seasonal worship services attended by hundreds if not...
by Mike Massar | Jun 27, 2017 | Opinion
Parents play different roles at times in most families. Some call it “good cop, bad cop,” which I suppose is just another way of describing “grace and justice.” In my family, the roles were pretty well prescribed. My mother was nearly always...
