by Martin Marty | Dec 20, 2012 | Opinion
Four daily newspapers greet the Martys at breakfast. The morning after the school killings at Newtown, Conn., 24 pages of these informed us, while zillions of twitters and tweets and TV and radio programs also addressed the tragedy. Readers don’t need Sightings...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Dec 20, 2012 | Opinion
The year is 1965. The television station CBS. Linus walks onto the stage, blanket in tow, for the very first time. The lights dim and a spotlight illumines this solitary child who is going to tell Charlie Brown “what Christmas is really all about.” And...
by Guy Sayles | Dec 19, 2012 | Opinion
Editor’s note: Below is Guy Sayles’ sermon from Sunday, Dec. 16. A young family was decorating their home for Christmas. As they were unpacking their tabletop manger scene, Scott, a 5-year-old, went to his bedroom and brought back his huge model of a...
by Ircel Harrison | Dec 19, 2012 | Opinion
As I read through a list of seminary students involved in a preaching event, I noted that where their faith traditions were listed that a number indicated that they were “non-denominational” or “interdenominational.” I don’t remember...
by Colin Harris | Dec 19, 2012 | Opinion
Christmas is about a lot of things. For children, it’s about the magic and excitement of anticipated gifts. For many, it’s about family time and the joy of celebrating a shared history. For some, it’s about memories of Christmas no longer celebrated...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 18, 2012 | Opinion
I had already posted my Friday blog and was on the road when a news alert on my cell phone said that a murderer had gunned down 20 little children and six adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. For the next couple of days, news media,...
