by Benfield Girlinghouse Mueller Taylor and Block | Aug 8, 2013 | Opinion
The Christian and Jewish traditions have a rich understanding of radical hospitality. Throughout our Scriptures, followers are called to “remember the stranger in your midst as you were once strangers in a strange land.” This understanding of hospitality...
by Robert Parham | Aug 8, 2013 | Opinion
Will Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) face any costly repercussions for comparing House Republican tea party members to “white crackers,” a pejorative term for white Southerners? When cooking celebrity Paula Deen admitted in a deposition that she had used the...
by Larry Eubanks | Aug 8, 2013 | Opinion
I met a lot of friendly people in the little village of Gales Point in Belize, not the least of whom was Jay. Each morning we would cross Southern Lagoon in a boat and disembark in Jay’s back yard, and he would usually be there to greet us with a big smile. He...
by Chuck Queen | Aug 7, 2013 | Opinion
One of the frequently misused teachings of Jesus involves his instruction to ask, seek and knock in Luke 11:9-13. There are Christians who treat this as magical, like a genie in a bottle, or as mechanistic, like putting money in a vending machine. They think that if...
by Bill Holmes | Aug 7, 2013 | Opinion
Not long ago, I encountered a woman whose husband of 56 years was dying after a prolonged illness. In great anguish, she went through a period of wondering if God even heard her prayers. Gradually she accepted that death was at hand, but tearfully added, “What...
by Larry Eubanks | Aug 7, 2013 | Opinion
Soon after arriving with our church’s mission team at Turtle Shores, a Christian mission and retreat center in Belize, I had an interesting conversation with Sarah Bradbury, one of the resident missionaries who worked alongside us. Sarah told me that she had...
