by Tony Peck | Aug 30, 2013 | Opinion
It has been 50 years since Baptist pastor and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. made his “I Have a Dream” speech in front of Washington, D.C. Reaching deep into the prophecy of Isaiah, this modern prophet memorably held out before his dream of a...
by Susan Gottshall | Aug 30, 2013 | Opinion
What I remember most – what image sticks in my mind still today, weeks after my visit to Topeka Correctional Facility (TCF), is Deborah (the inmate’s name has been changed to maintain confidentiality). Her face. Her story. That scar on her chin – a memento from...
by Reggie Warren | Aug 29, 2013 | Opinion
With all the news about health care, most are familiar with the phrase “pre-existing conditions” that might affect the kind of health care coverage one can access. The intention is simple and understandable, at least from a strictly financial standpoint....
by Bill Pitts | Aug 29, 2013 | Opinion
Walter Rauschenbusch (1861-1918) affirmed a deep relationship between his Christian faith and ordinary daily work. He was a bright student who quickly realized that seminary training (1883-86) in Bible, theology, church history and preaching did not prepare him to...
by Larry McSwain | Aug 29, 2013 | Opinion
Pastoral leaders are congregational theologians. The issue is not whether one is a theologian, but what kind of theologian. Thousands of local churches have lost their moorings in terms of their basic purpose for existence. Churches do not exist for the building of...
by Drew Smith | Aug 28, 2013 | Opinion
In his 1967 book, “Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?” Martin Luther King Jr. described the state of the civil rights movement in America and the state of white America’s acceptance of African Americans. “With Selma and the Voting...
