by Martin Accad | Nov 21, 2012 | Opinion
On June 4, 2009, about eight months after he took office for his first term, President Barack Obama addressed the Muslim world from Cairo, Egypt. His remarks were titled “A New Beginning” and were delivered from the stage of the University of Cairo, at the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 21, 2012 | Opinion
The annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature is a delightful opportunity for biblical scholars to get together and talk to each other in a language only they understand, for the most part — and sometimes not. Sumerian votive worshipers, c. 2500-2700...
by Leroy Seat | Nov 20, 2012 | Opinion
In November 1934, the U.S. Major League Baseball All-Stars were on a noteworthy tour to Japan. The story of that tour is engagingly told in Robert K. Fitts’ new book, “Banzai Babe Ruth.” Actually, Fitts’ book is about much more than baseball:...
by Gary Furr | Nov 20, 2012 | Opinion
“Forgiveness” is my wife’s favorite song on my new CD (click here to listen to the song). The chorus goes: It’s impossible to give forgivenessIt’s even worse to have to askIf letting go is the answerLiving like it’s gone is the...
by Mitch Carnell | Nov 19, 2012 | Opinion
The Price House, built in 1795, is a historic site in Spartanburg County in South Carolina. My great-grandparents owned the property. My parents as a young couple did much of their courting there. My son, Michael, drove Carol and me there to celebrate the historical...
by Robert Parham | Nov 19, 2012 | Opinion
An Abu Dhabi newspaper columnist wrote a piece on irresponsible mosque sermons, and it deserves recognition from the Christian community. About a sermon delivered at one of the main mosques in Doha, Qatar, Hassan Hassan wrote, “The imam’s irresponsible...
