by Leroy Seat | Jan 30, 2012 | Opinion
In his jubilant victory speech in South Carolina on Jan. 21, Newt Gingrich made three references to Saul Alinsky. Many who heard Gingrich’s speech no doubt knew who Alinsky was, but perhaps some people wondered, “Who is Saul Alinsky and why is Gingrich...
by Robert Parham | Jan 30, 2012 | Opinion
No cultural myth needs to be demythologized – exposed as fraudulent – more than the “myth of the bootstrap.” The myth appears in the claim, “I pulled myself up by my bootstraps.” It is the myth of the self-made man, the one who lifts himself...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 30, 2012 | Opinion
By John Pierce “Sing it, Aretha!” said Sonny as he swiped the first layer of wax across the toe of my shoe. The Queen of Soul was bellowing from his portable radio next to a box filled with polish, brushes and rags. “I heard she called off her...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 28, 2012 | Opinion
I just read through an appealing little book called Bless Her Heart: Life as a Young Clergy Woman (Chalice Press, 2011). It’s written by Ashley-Anne Masters and Stacy Smith, both of whom are ministers in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and active participants in...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 27, 2012 | Opinion
By John Pierce “I literally laughed my head off.” No, you didn’t. “I literally died laughing.” No, you didn’t. No decapitation, nor death in any form by cachinnation. But, truthfully, you still laughed very hard. But literal means,...
by Larry Greenfield | Jan 27, 2012 | Opinion
It took a wild and crazy guy – someone out of his mind – to recognize who Jesus was. It happened early in the ministry of Jesus at a synagogue in Capernaum where he was teaching with great effectiveness (Mark 1:21-28). The folks gathered there on the Sabbath were...
