by Robert Parham | Jan 14, 2014 | Opinion
Two competing theological frameworks are at work in the American criminal justice system: retributive justice and restorative justice. Both are overviewed in “Through the Door,” our forthcoming documentary on prisons and faith. “Retributive justice...
by Seth Vopat | Jan 13, 2014 | Opinion
I often ask members of my youth group how their relationship with God is going. Sometimes I get typical one-word answers such as “good” or “OK,” and the conversation moves on. Other times, there is a longer engagement as they wrestle with the...
by James Gordon | Jan 13, 2014 | Opinion
While browsing an Oxfam bookshop recently, I saw several books and a CD I would have bought, but, to be honest and upfront about it, they were far too expensive. I know the secondhand book market and the prices that are fair and sensible. The Oxfam pricing policy...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 10, 2014 | Opinion
Have you noticed how many web stories have titles like “17 Life Hacks for Girls,” “10 Foods You Should Never Eat,” or “8 Places You Must See Before You Die”? They often include subtitles like “You won’t believe number...
by Brock Ratcliff | Jan 10, 2014 | Opinion
There is one word, one line, at the heart of “Saving Mr. Banks” – “enough.” The film tells the story of Walt Disney’s negotiation with Pamela Travers, author of “Mary Poppins,” for the rights to the novel. There are three...
by Larry Greenfield | Jan 10, 2014 | Opinion
It’s difficult, in an exaggerated understatement, to envision “bearing fruit” when, to quote a secular hymn of the season, “the weather outside is frightful.” About the only thing that is being produced currently is an abundance of snow,...
