by James L. Evans | Mar 30, 2012 | Opinion
Some 2,000 years ago, a rogue rabbi from Galilee led a ragtag group of dissidents into Jerusalem at the height of a high holy time. As Jerusalem was celebrating its most celebrated moment of political and religious liberation, Jesus arrived to protest the whole...
by Robert Parham | Mar 30, 2012 | Opinion
New Millennium Church in Little Rock, Ark., called for an economic boycott of Orlando, Fla., after the killing of teenager Trayvon Martin. “We will not support or attend conferences in Orlando. We will not vacation in Orlando. And we urge all other persons and...
by Bill Wilson | Mar 29, 2012 | Opinion
Have you noticed our tendency to try and control others with rules? We started with Ten Commandments. That led to Jewish scholars noting that the Torah actually contains 613 commandments, which can be divided into 365 “negative commandments” and 248...
by Starlette Thomas | Mar 29, 2012 | Opinion
My day began at 5:15 a.m. My attire had been preselected, my purse packed, and I had visited the salon for a hair appointment the night before. I was preparing to go to the White House for the second time this month. I was among those chosen to meet with senior staff...
by Mary Clark | Mar 29, 2012 | Opinion
Pastors often ask me how they can best help the undocumented immigrants in their congregations. â— “What advice should I give to a father who is worried about immigration officials showing up at his family’s house?” â— “What should I...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 28, 2012 | Opinion
By John Pierce Every year at about this time I get reacquainted with my pressure washer. Together we blast away the dirt, mildew and other unwanted stuff that has built up from months of changing weather conditions. I call this annual ritual “grime time”...
