by Roger Olson | Nov 2, 2015 | Opinion
A new television sitcom, “The Grinder,” holds up a mirror that should make us ashamed or at least embarrassed. I watch a lot of television because it helps me keep in touch with popular culture and my students. Knowing what’s on TV helps me relate to...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 31, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce One of the oldest tricks of Christian fundamentalism is to carefully select a few isolated Bible verses to support a preconceived notion, declare that position as divine and then piously charge anyone who doesn’t buy into that conclusion with denying...
by Christopher B. Harbin | Oct 30, 2015 | Opinion
Ghandi famously said, “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” His words were both a compliment to Jesus and a recognition that our relationship to Jesus has been faulty, at best. The disparity between...
by Michael Helms | Oct 30, 2015 | Opinion
All religions attempt to make sense of death. Death is an enemy, the ultimate enemy. It represents an exit from what we know into what we don’t know. While our religion has some effect on how we grieve, grief is a universal response to loss. Everyone grieves....
by Jon Kuhrt | Oct 30, 2015 | Opinion
Another avalanche of media coverage emerged recently about a row between the Church of England and the United Kingdom government. This time it relates to the refugee crisis. The bishops have accused the government of dragging its feet and not responding adequately to...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 29, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Jackie Bowen showed up at Boynton Baptist Church in Ringgold, Ga., in the summer of 1975 to work with the youth. The Georgia Southern student from the mid-state town of Perry was welcomed to the hills of northwest Georgia where I was raised. It was the...
