by Beth Allison Barr | Mar 15, 2016 | Opinion
I bought Easter candy for my students. It was a mistake. Although the students made a valiant effort to eat as much as possible, they left a few Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs (a particular weakness of mine) in the candy basket. Needless to say, they didn’t...
by Martin Accad | Mar 15, 2016 | Opinion
I have received a number of invitations from the West to speak about the crisis in Syria and particularly about the massive refugee migration into Europe. The question that keeps coming is: “How should the church in the West respond to the massive refugee...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 14, 2016 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce A man with leprosy came and knelt before Jesus and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. Then Jesus...
by Tony Peck | Mar 14, 2016 | Opinion
A group of refugees from religious persecution in England made their way to The Netherlands in 1609 and found a welcome in what was then a more tolerant society in Amsterdam. As Separatists from the English state church, they brought with them their own convictions of...
by Danny Chisholm | Mar 14, 2016 | Opinion
We buried the Alleluia on Feb. 14. It was strange to do this on Valentine’s Day, but we made it work. On this first Sunday of Lent, several children came down the center aisle carrying a banner that had one word on it: Alleluia. They went to the chancel area,...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 13, 2016 | Opinion
Her material legacy is small — an oval-shaped semi-precious stone less than an inch across, engraved with 12 ancient Hebrew letters — but it speaks volumes. It speaks so loudly because the 12 letters — written backwards so they would make a positive...
