by Bryan Brock | Jan 15, 2016 | Opinion
Fear seems to be in the air. Why is that? I’ve seen posts in my Facebook feed about fear of terrorists, fear of government takeovers of land, fear of home invasion, fear of refugees, fear of guns and violence committed with guns, fear of gun control, fear of...
by Guy Sayles | Jan 14, 2016 | Opinion
Much has transpired in the past few weeks. School children returned to the classroom, the 12 Days of Christmas culminated in the Feast of Epiphany, and the reckoning with credit card bills from December’s shopping sprees has begun. College football fans,...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 14, 2016 | Opinion
The U.S. is beset with what I’ll call “ceremonial Christianity.” Before identifying and addressing that concern, a little background as to how I reached that term and concept might be helpful. Separation of church and state has gotten a bad rap in...
by Robert Parham | Jan 13, 2016 | Opinion
The smell of Camel cigarettes, sausage and scrambled eggs cooked in a cast-iron skillet, buttered toast in the oven and coffee on the stovetop woke me up before sunrise on a cold fall morning in north Florida. My grandfather, Red Parham, was cooking breakfast. We were...
by Alex Awad | Jan 13, 2016 | Opinion
President Obama declared on Oct. 15, 2015, that Israel “has the right to defend its citizens” in a seeming attempt to reconcile with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This has been a regular theme in statements by U.S. politicians this electoral...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 12, 2016 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Whenever Bill Self’s name appeared on an incoming phone call I had a pretty idea of how the conversation would go. It would begin with Bill telling me about some great idea. And it always ended with me agreeing to do something to help make that idea...
