by Drew Smith | Aug 2, 2012 | Opinion
The story about Jesus feeding a multitude of people is one of the few stories about Jesus that is found in all four Gospels. This tells us that this story was of great importance for early Christians in describing who Jesus was and what Jesus’ ministry was...
by Martin Marty | Aug 2, 2012 | Opinion
Jews receive and merit attention, in this case 12 pages of it in a “Special Report” in the Economist. According to the report, there are 13.58 million Jews in the world, which is fewer than there are Southern Baptists (15 million to 16 million) in the...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Aug 2, 2012 | Opinion
Most of the media coverage about health care reform has focused on legislation rather than the big picture of the health care crisis. We are in danger of losing the forest for the trees. Setting aside the current health care reform plan, let us consider at least three...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 1, 2012 | Opinion
The Israeli paper Ha’aretz reported this week that archaeologists digging in the ancient town of Beth-Shemesh have uncovered a small stone seal bearing the images of a man and a leonine figure. That naturally leads to speculation as to whether it reflects a...
by Leroy Seat | Aug 1, 2012 | Opinion
Who are the top Christians of all time (after the New Testament and the period of the early church)? I presented my list of “top 10 Christians” on my blog in September 2010 (check it out here). Although I modified it some after the original posting,...
by Trudy Johnson | Aug 1, 2012 | Opinion
The United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals and books like “Half the Sky” have guided the thoughts, prayers and actions of countless organizations and individuals toward empowering women to transform their worlds. That desire is at the heart of...
