by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 15, 2015 | Opinion
I sat down to write a blog today and realized it has been more than three weeks since the last one — not a good record if you want to keep an audience. It’s been a hairy time of the year, with Thanksgiving travels followed by books to proofread,...
by Colin Harris | Dec 15, 2015 | Opinion
What the “Christmas package” looks like each year is familiar. It is neatly wrapped in seasonal decorations, Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping, entertaining, a little time off from work and school, and religious services featuring music and drama....
by Zach Dawes Jr | Dec 15, 2015 | Opinion
Twenty folks possess more wealth than 50 percent of U.S. citizens, according to a December 2015 report from the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), a Washington-based progressive think tank focused on peace, justice and the environment. The IPS study cites data from...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 14, 2015 | News, Opinion
By John D. Pierce Some of us were blessed to pass through the theological seminary in old Wake Forest when Randall Lolley was president. You could call it good timing — or just a blessing. Others — in Winston-Salem, Raleigh and Greensboro — benefited from hearing his...
by Stephen Holmes | Dec 14, 2015 | Opinion
Donald Trump made a number of hate-filled and inaccurate comments about Muslims, and proposed some extreme policies on the back of those comments. This came to our attention in the United Kingdom because one of the things he claimed, entirely erroneously, was that...
by Larry Eubanks | Dec 14, 2015 | Opinion
Three times in Luke’s birth narrative (Luke 2:1-20), angels appear to people and their first words are “Do not be afraid.” It’s an understandable statement. I’d be frightened if an angel appeared to me and started talking, especially if...
