by Preston Clegg | May 20, 2019 | Opinion
“Pastor, can I have a word with you?” Some years ago, one of the ladies in my church posed this question to me on a Sunday morning. She entered my study and said, “I have two items on my nightstand: a Bible which I read every night and a picture of my son for whom I...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 20, 2019 | Opinion
For friends, family, and other folk traveling vicariously through Israel and the West Bank with Campbell University Divinity School and Nurturing Faith Experiences, here’s a quick review of our day in (mostly pictures) of our day in the Old City of Jerusalem. We...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 19, 2019 | Opinion
For travelers with Campbell University Divinity School and Nurturing Faith Experiences, Saturday was a day to experience the western side of the Dead Sea, including the sea itself. We began by driving from Jerusalem, at 2400 feet in elevation, to the Dead Sea, at...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 17, 2019 | Opinion
Friday is a good day NOT to be in Jerusalem, especially during Ramadan, with special services in both mosques and synagogues, the Temple Mount crowded with thousands of Palestinians bused in from the West Bank and the Western Wall with thousands of Jews from Jerusalem...
by Carole Meriwether | May 17, 2019 | Opinion
A central issue in the current conversation at Baylor University regarding the rights of students to organize official LGBTQ student groups on campus is whether Baylor will live by fear or by hope. Baylor’s strategic plan is called “Illuminate.” Numerous billboards...
by Fred Guttman | May 17, 2019 | Opinion
Hamas fired nearly 700 rockets into Israel from Gaza on May 4-5. Four Israeli civilians were killed in the barrages, dozens were wounded, and the lives of many more were shattered. Hamas and Islamic Jihad aimed their rocket attacks at civilian centers and struck...
