by Ashley al-Saliby | Oct 21, 2016 | Opinion
A group of anti-Muslim “crusaders” were stopped last week from carrying out their planned violence against a Somali Muslim community in Kansas. News of this plot in the U.S., where I’m from originally, seemed to me horrifically similar to the 1982...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 20, 2016 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce No topic of discussion creates more heat and less light than abortion. In fact, those who most passionately express their opinions on the matter are usually those who offer the least insight — instead pushing code words and catch phrases that suggest...
by Ashley al-Saliby | Oct 20, 2016 | Opinion
Where does it begin – the hatred that wants to hear women and children scream in terror? What kind of narrative makes one willing to cause their suffering? If America is “ever going to get turned around, it will be a bloodbath,” Patrick Eugene Stein...
by Terrell Carter | Oct 19, 2016 | Opinion
“Why don’t more black men attend our churches?” I was asked this question recently by a white woman while attending a meeting for a religious denomination. Although the denomination loves people of all races and has made concerted efforts to increase...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 18, 2016 | Opinion
Male volunteers are rare. A local elementary school counselor shared this with me recently, leading me to search for data to determine if this anecdotal experience reflected a larger trend. The latest U.S. census data (2010) revealed that males represent 49.2 percent...
by David Hull | Oct 17, 2016 | Opinion
There is an old children’s poem that goes like this: “What kind of church would my church be, if all of its members were just like me?” That is a good question to ask ourselves related to the stewardship of our time, talents, treasure and testimony....
