by Don Gordon | Jul 29, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Let’s move on to more noble conversations about the Olympics in Paris. The entire opening ceremony was breathtaking, filled with brilliant colors, fantastic talent and stunning creativity. What a democratic move of genius to give access to the world’s...
by Don Gordon | Mar 11, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
I have a bias toward Israel. I have antipathy toward Hamas. I have pity for the Palestinian people. My bias toward Israel derives from my historical awareness of the plight, occupation and persecution of the Jews going back to the mud pits of Egypt. From biblical and...
by Don Gordon | Apr 17, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
The world’s population reached the eight billion mark on November 15, 2022. The number is mind-numbingly colossal. Seven billion, eight billion, what’s the difference? That’s the way I felt until reading some speculative analyses regarding the recent pandemic. A...
by Don Gordon | Aug 22, 2022 | Opinion
God set forth a difficult task for the Hebrew people in Jeremiah 29:5-7: “Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters … seek the welfare of the city” (NRSV). Why is this a challenging and extraordinary...
by Don Gordon | Jul 8, 2022 | Opinion
The Supreme Court of the United States decided against the EPA in West Virginia v. The Environmental Protection Agency on June 30, 2022. At issue was the EPA’s ability to regulate and set stricter standards on fossil fuel-emitting industrial plants without...