by Barrett Owen | Mar 30, 2020 | Opinion
We are in our third week of social distancing, and things are getting worse. Last Monday in Virginia, Gov. Ralph Northam announced schools would not reopen. While this is the right decision, it is an absolute blow to our collective consciousness that spirals us even...
by Barrett Owen | Jan 6, 2020 | Opinion
Magi from the East travel, kneel, worship and present three gifts to baby Jesus: gold, the gift of kings; frankincense, the gift of divinity; and myrrh, the spice for burial. This familiar narrative, found in Matthew 2, is the focal text for Epiphany (Jan. 6), which...