by Mark Woods | Dec 29, 2011 | Opinion
British Prime Minister David Cameron made all sorts of headlines recently with a speech in Oxford in which he unapologetically asserted the notion of Britain as a “Christian country.” It is saying something when this could be regarded as news. In America,...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Dec 29, 2011 | Opinion
Ever heard of Operation Streamline? The clanking of shackles, reminiscent of the old chain gangs of Jim Crow’s South, is the first thing one notices when entering the William D. Browning Special Proceeding Courtroom in Tucson’s U.S. District Court. On a...
by Mitch Carnell | Dec 29, 2011 | Opinion
Many people regard New Year’s resolutions with the same disdain they attribute to the fruitcake. I am a proponent of both. For several years now, I have made the same New Year’s resolution, and I ask God to help me to keep it: I will take no bitterness...
by Drew Smith | Dec 28, 2011 | Opinion
The Greek language, which is the language of the New Testament, can use more than one word to describe ideas and things. As such, the concept of time has two separate words. The Greek terms for time are chronos and kairos, each of which is translated by our English...
by Robert Parham | Dec 28, 2011 | Opinion
“On earth peace,” said the heavenly hosts to the shepherds two millennia ago. Associated Press reported that a terrorist bomb killed 35 people at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, Nigeria, on Christmas Day, maiming the celebratory birth of the prince...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 27, 2011 | Opinion
I found it hard to fathom, but news reports swear it’s true: fights broke out, threats were made, police were called, and gunshots were fired in incidents around the country — all in an effort to buy a pair of ike Air Jordan sneakers, which were released...
