by Thomas Kidd | Jul 3, 2015 | Opinion
I have a pretty strong personal history of wrestling with the memory of the Confederacy. Having lived all over the South, I grew up hearing stories from relatives about the “Lost Cause” and how the Yankees took everything we had during Reconstruction....
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 3, 2015 | Opinion
Life on an archaeological expedition feels a bit like being in the army, with a regimented schedule that brings order to the day and makes sure everything gets done. In Israel, the weekend is Friday and Saturday, since Shabbat (the Sabbath) goes from sundown Friday...
by Larry Coleman | Jul 2, 2015 | Opinion
It’s done. Death penalty and it’s over. Dylann Storm Roof, fueled by hate groups in which he participated, walked into a Wednesday night Bible study and prayer meeting. The 21-year-old Roof was greeted warmly. The church was hospitable. As the meeting...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Jul 2, 2015 | Opinion
Confusion exists over three terms appearing in daily news headlines – migrants, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). Refugees are persons who leave their country due to unsafe, uncertain conditions, while IDPs move to another part of their country...
by David Fitch | Jul 2, 2015 | Opinion
The life of being a bivocational minister is really a work of art. There is no set formula for bivocational. It is a navigation that changes with time. It ebbs and flows through the entire history of a missionary. It cannot be considered a strategy. It is a chosen way...
by Terrell Carter | Jul 1, 2015 | Opinion
There are multiple issues on which the U.S. Supreme Court has made rulings or will make rulings in the very near future. I do not wish to address the specific cases, but rather the dominant attitude of separation that seems to be regularly espoused by some Christians....
