by Nick Lear | Apr 6, 2015 | Opinion
After giving a shameless plug for a magic show I will be performing, another term came to mind that set me thinking and reflecting: “blameless shrug.” One of Bart Simpson’s catchphrases is “I didn’t do it!” It’s sometimes...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 3, 2015 | Opinion
Have you ever sat down and talked to a camera … just you and an electronic recorder of sight and sound? It’s a little weird, but not as unusual as it used to be. Thousands of people regularly record videos of themselves demonstrating life hacks, singing or...
by Ircel Harrison | Apr 3, 2015 | Opinion
I resigned from a church committee on which I was serving as the chair a few years ago. My resignation was prompted by my lack of passion for the committee’s assigned work and a feeling that it had outlived its usefulness. I was both surprised and appreciative...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Apr 3, 2015 | Opinion
A Baptist congregation sent President Thomas Jefferson a cheese wheel to congratulate him on his election. More interesting is the fact that it was delivered by John Leland (1754-1841) on New Year’s Day 1802. Leland was a prominent Baptist minister and a leading...
by Roger Olson | Apr 2, 2015 | Opinion
Transhumanism is a movement to promote the fundamental transformation of humanity, individually or collectively, through technology. This is not merely the promotion of human physical and mental enhancement but transformation. In other words, via technology, it is...
by Agnes Howard | Apr 2, 2015 | Opinion
When Lent begins early, as it did this year, calls to prayer and fasting come right up against the New Year’s barrage of juice-cleanse ads promising atonement for holiday indulgence. From pulpits and religion blogs, Lent brings annual reminders that...
