by Blake Hart | Sep 24, 2015 | Opinion
We live in a fearful society. I remember going to school after the 1999 Columbine massacre and meeting in the auditorium to learn about our now necessary lock-down procedures. The fear of going to school and dying there became very real. I also remember a time before...
by Ron Rolheiser | Sep 24, 2015 | Opinion
There are now more than 7 billion people on this earth, and each one of us feels that he or she is the center of the universe. That accounts for most of the problems we have in the world, in our neighborhoods and in our families. And no one’s to blame for this,...
by Guy Sayles | Sep 24, 2015 | Opinion
Near the end of my morning walk, I walked past two men who were ambling in the opposite direction and having a lively conversation with each other. The street was busy and noisy, but I heard one phrase, “Yeah, he was so unusually kind to me that it made me feel...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 23, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Yogi Berra died yesterday at age 90. News of his death has been overshadowed a bit by a visitor from the Vatican. Timing matters, I guess. Groucho Marx made a similar miscalculation in 1977 when he died near the same time as Elvis. Lawrence Peter “Yogi”...
by Elizabeth Evans Hagan | Sep 23, 2015 | Opinion
I was able to join my husband, Kevin, in Stockholm, Sweden, last week. He was representing the American Diabetes Association at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes Meeting. At meetings like this, I continue to learn so much about how ruthless diabetes...
by Chris Hall | Sep 23, 2015 | Opinion
Sustainable Development Goals (or SDGs for short) may not sound very exciting, but they are set to make a huge impact on how governments, nongovernmental organizations, businesses and BMS World Mission approach the world’s problems. Here are four (mostly) fun...
