by Tony W. Cartledge | May 22, 2019 | Opinion
Some folks might wonder why I keep posting blogs cataloging each tour group I take to Israel, the West Bank, and occasionally Jordan: I’ve done it (you can look them up!) in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, and this year — not to mention other travels...
by Paige Hardy | May 22, 2019 | Opinion
When history repeats itself and Christians leave behind the most vulnerable. I learned the story of the Good Samaritan in Sunday School like most Americans, but at the time, I did not realize the implications it would have on my life or my community. The story is...
by Junia Joplin | May 22, 2019 | Opinion
Youth hockey is virtually a rite of passage for Canadian children. Just visit any of the country’s thousands of local arenas on a Saturday morning, and you’ll see bleary-eyed parents hauling oversized equipment bags, lacing up tiny skates and spilling coffee as they...
by Jim Dant | May 21, 2019 | Opinion
Very few biblical scholars will deny the possibility – even if only the slightest possibility in the minds of the most conservative scholars – that the biblical texts used to condemn LGBTQ persons have been overplayed. Most Christian students of the Bible will concede...
by Don Holladay | May 21, 2019 | Opinion
The Supreme Court’s new conservative majority has not yet signaled how it intends to approach LGBTQ rights. That should happen next term, at least for protections in the workplace. The high court has accepted three cases – two involving gay men and one a transgender...
by Greg and Kelly Otis | May 20, 2019 | Opinion
“I am so sorry.” “We will pray for you.” “We are all sinners.” “It’s just a phase.” These are a few responses we heard regularly. Our “favorite” comment from a family member was, “If you hang out with cowboys, you want to be a cowboy,” which we think means he has a...