by Brent McDougal | Jun 7, 2016 | Opinion
I climbed into an open vehicle for a night safari with about 15 other people one evening in Kruger National Park in South Africa. For the first two hours, we saw nothing except for a glimpse of the uninspiring backside of a hippo. But then we spotted two small...
by Guy Sayles | Jun 7, 2016 | Opinion
One of the most significant “leadership” books I’ve read in the last couple of years is “A Beautiful Constraint: How to Transform Your Limitations into Advantages and Why It’s Everyone’s Business.” Adam Morgan and Mark Braden...
by Thomas Kidd | Jun 6, 2016 | Opinion
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” would make it on my list of must-reads for American cultural literacy. Written as he awaited release from a Birmingham, Alabama, jail in 1963, King explained why the nonviolent protests...
by Paul Beasley-Murray | Jun 6, 2016 | Opinion
Recently, I read a local church notice board with a mixture of amusement and sadness. At the top of the notice board was its headline: “Presenting the unchanging Gospel of Jesus Christ in a relevant way to a changing world.” This was followed by a list of...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 4, 2016 | Opinion
“Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall,” according to the familiar King James translation of Proverbs 16:18. I was reminded of that on a recent visit to the ancient Greek city of Delphi, home to the famous oracle. Most of the...
by Ferrell Foster | Jun 3, 2016 | Opinion
Like the people of ancient times, we still struggle with false gods. Today’s false gods come in the form of money, sexual gratification, fancy homes, political power, romantic love, financial security, our looks, impressive job titles, a collection of some sort,...
