by John D. Pierce | Nov 20, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce My parents were ignorant and out of touch. They rarely knew the musicians and actors that my brothers and I discussed around the dinner table. Privately (for my own safety) I would roll my eyes at their disconnect from the happenings of the world. Now I...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 18, 2011 | Opinion
Sometimes we carry assumptions so deeply that we simply refuse to let them be challenged, even if we have to ignore obvious evidence to the contrary. A checkpoint departing BethlehemBack in September, Christian ethicists David Gushee and Glenn Stassen released...
by Roger Thomas | Nov 18, 2011 | Opinion
These are uncertain times. Even if you don’t embrace the ramblings of Glenn Beck and a handful of other doom-and-gloomers, there is a lot speculation about the future of our nation and world; it isn’t optimistic. But what if you knew something was coming,...
by Colin Harris | Nov 18, 2011 | Opinion
Some of the more interesting discoveries a teacher gets to make come from listening to students who are discovering things for themselves. One of these occurred recently in a class on the prophetic literature of the Old Testament as we were looking at the...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 17, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce Today I received a press release offering an interview with “Confidence Coach” Bev Flaxington. The suggested topic was “getting along with family during the holidays.” I didn’t set up an interview, but visited her web...
by Guy Sayles | Nov 17, 2011 | Opinion
Nothing is easier to come by than pessimism. There are plenty of reasons for it. The economic outlook is (still) gloomy: scarce jobs, skyrocketing healthcare costs and crashing retirement investments. Political discourse is relentlessly coarsening. Leaders can’t...
