by Mitch Randall | Jul 27, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Italian writer Dante Alighieri wrote about the nine circles of hell in his masterpiece, Inferno: Limbo, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Anger, Heresy, Violence, Fraud, and Treachery. With all due respect to Mr. Alighieri, I would like to add a tenth circle to this fiery chasm...
by Mitch Randall | Jul 20, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
The greatest enemy of freedom is not white Christian nationalists breaching the U.S. Capitol. It’s white moderate — now centrist — Christian males advocating for civility over justice. On April 12, 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and approximately 50 protesters...
by Mitch Randall | Jul 13, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
You may not believe me after reading my latest columns, but there was a day when I was a flaming fundamentalist. Enrolled in Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1993, I arrived on campus between the theological and ideological mindsets...
by Mitch Randall | Jul 6, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
The travel gods decided this husband-and-wife duo needed to spend more time together. Returning from Atlanta, where Missy and I attended the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly, the clouds opened up in Saint Louis and a hailstorm grounded our plane,...
by Mitch Randall | Jun 29, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
A pod of orcas — often referred to as “killer whales” — is attacking boats at an alarming rate in the Strait of Gibraltar. During the last month, over 20 encounters between orcas and vessels have led to significant damage and unfathomable sinkings. The...
