by Bill Clemmer | Apr 16, 2014 | Opinion
It was less than three years ago when my wife, Ann, and I were in the capital city of Juba, South Sudan, witnessing the birth of a new nation. We could actually feel the excitement of a generation of people, free to establish their own nation. Our work in the coming...
by Molly T. Marshall | Apr 15, 2014 | Opinion
On Sunday in Overland Park, Kan., a rabid anti-Semite, white supremacist drove into the parking lot at the Jewish Community Center with the intent to kill. And he succeeded. He shot a grandfather and grandson (thinking they were Jews, but actually Methodists), missed...
by Shaun King | Apr 15, 2014 | Opinion
I’m an avid movie watcher. It’s not at all unusual for me to quote a line or even play a clip from a meaningful film during a sermon if it helps move a thought forward or at least provokes the imagination “God-ward.” That is why I have been...
by Robert Parham | Apr 15, 2014 | Opinion
Prisons are the largest providers of mental health. Cliff Vaughn and I heard that narrative in Indiana and Tennessee while producing “Through the Door.” We first encountered it when we interviewed Rich Larsen, public information officer at the Wabash...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 14, 2014 | Opinion
By John Pierce Whenever the Boynton Baptist Church youth group of my generation gathered — and we gathered often — Glenda Nichols was there. I don’t recall her (or any other adult who engaged with our fun, close group) being called a chaperone. Glenda was simply an...
by Bill Wilson | Apr 14, 2014 | Opinion
The story of the Israelites’ thwarted entry into the Promised Land has always made me curious. The 12 spies cross the Jordan and reconnoiter the land before them, returning with a mixed message. Ten of the spies are convinced the giants in the land will devour...
