by Larry Greenfield | Nov 25, 2011 | Opinion
Except for that dramatic encounter on the road to Damascus, the actual connections between Paul and Jesus aren’t all that clear. Certainly this earliest of our Christian writers heard first-hand the oral traditions about what Jesus did and what he preached and...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 23, 2011 | Opinion
I don’t often wax poetic, but some beautiful fall days and a chance to walk in the woods inspired me to put some words together in a non-narrative fashion, a sort of paean to the life God gives, one way among many of giving thanks … The brook in our wood...
by Rabbi Rami Shapiro | Nov 23, 2011 | Opinion
While sitting in the Nashville International Airport reading the newspaper recently, a mustachioed Frenchman sitting next to me started up a conversation. In the interest of space and clarity, I’m skipping my part of the conversation: “Occupy Wall Street...
by Ken Sehested | Nov 23, 2011 | Opinion
Gratitude is surely among the precious few, truly renewable energy sources available to the human creature. The hearts of both giver and receiver grow larger in the process. Saying thanks, especially beyond the demands of simple etiquette, is among the most available...
by Michael Fink | Nov 23, 2011 | Opinion
The Lord’s Prayer is a familiar Scripture passage and also one that most Christians memorize. Many churches include this model prayer frequently in their liturgies. As is often the case, familiarity breeds – well, maybe not contempt, but at least indifference....
by John D. Pierce | Nov 22, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce [Note: A visit to Atlanta’s Lenox Square Mall last Friday was a good break between long periods of sitting in meetings. Entering Macy’s, I encountered an aggressive cologne gunner. That experience reminded me of a magazine article that I...
