by Ircel Harrison | Sep 20, 2012 | Opinion
A man rushed up to a woman standing beside a road and asked, “Did a large group of people just pass by here?” She replied, “Yes, they went that way,” as she pointed over her shoulder. “Good. I’m their leader.” We have heard...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 19, 2012 | Opinion
The story is spreading across the country now, as local newspapers, websites, and bloggers are picking up early reports, like this New York Times account, of a discovery recently announced by Harvard scholar Karen L. King — a small fragment of ancient papyrus...
by Starlette Thomas | Sep 19, 2012 | Opinion
“Never think that you need to protect God. Because anytime you think you need to protect God, you can be sure that you are worshipping an idol.” – Stanley Hauerwas Afraid. It is the best way to describe my feelings about the conversations that are taking...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Sep 19, 2012 | Opinion
Any conversation dealing with meat eating is geared to the minority of the world’s population who can afford to be carnivorous. In order to maintain a U.S. diet, more than 9 billion livestock must be maintained to supply the animal protein consumed each year in...
by Robert Parham | Sep 19, 2012 | Opinion
One narrative now dominates our global culture. Another narrative, an alternative one, is all but missing. The dominant narrative is that Muslims are a rage-filled people who hate America and react badly to events by throwing rocks, burning cars, clashing with police,...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Sep 18, 2012 | Opinion
Being a mom these days requires lots of skills. It is like being Cinderella in reverse (a laundress, cook, cleaner, chauffeur and scullery maid all at once for children rather than stepsisters.) At times, I feel inadequate. As a mother of three children (one in high...