by John D. Pierce | May 14, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Politicians and news media were frenzied yesterday following the deadly passenger train wreck in Philadelphia. There were passionate calls for cooperation, spending and competency beyond the typical legislative process or news reporting. Something...
by Lee Camp | May 14, 2015 | Opinion
I have often enjoyed reading social critics, as diverse as Leo Tolstoy and Reinhold Niebuhr, and even one of the greatest of modern haters of Christians, Friedrich Nietzsche, whom I first started reading as an undergraduate many years ago. There is a discomfiting ring...
by Rupen Das | May 14, 2015 | Opinion
A worldview that dominates Middle Eastern societies is one of honor and shame. All interactions and conversations either honor a person or shame them in the way they are addressed and treated socially. One’s standing in the community may be one of honor or shame...
by James Gordon | May 14, 2015 | Opinion
All my life I have taken an interest in politics because I have an interest in how my life is affected by political decisions and policies. From my parents, I learned the importance of cooperation in working toward a better life for everyone. I learned also the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 13, 2015 | Opinion
The sea was gorgeous, the food was fine, and nobody got sick. How’s that for a good day? The third full day of touring for participants in the 2015 Campbell Divinity School Bible Lands Study Tour got under way with a visit to Beth Shearim, where a number of...
by John D. Pierce | May 13, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Looking for excellent Bible studies from a trusted writer? Well, hot of the press are the first two entries in the Nurturing Faith Bible Study SERIES by Tony Cartledge. The lessons and background materials (Digging Deeper, Hardest Questions,...
