by Scott Stearman | Jun 19, 2020 | Faith Freedom 2020, Opinion
Some good news came out of Washington, D.C., in early June. We can all be forgiven for missing it in light of the global pandemic and amid the intense social unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd. And I hope you’re sitting down because this good news came...
by Scott Stearman | Jul 26, 2019 | Opinion
We talk a lot today about religious freedom. Sometimes, the conversation devolves into the discussion of being forced to provide appropriate accommodations in the public space (like a business baking a “gay” wedding cake). Sometimes, it’s about religious displays on...
by Scott Stearman | Dec 12, 2018 | Opinion
Birthdays were a big deal in my family. Great-uncles, aunts and cousins, it didn’t matter how young or old, how close or distant, there was at least one day a year when you were celebrated. I didn’t think about it as a child. Birthdays were a part of the furniture....
by Scott Stearman | Apr 16, 2009 | Opinion
All major faith traditions have at their hearts a concern for the poor and vulnerable. The Hebrew prophet Isaiah makes feeding the poor the prerequisite for the nation’s revival (Isaiah 58). Jesus says that caring for the “least of these” is the...
by Scott Stearman | Mar 5, 2009 | Opinion
On Feb. 7, 2008, a man walked into Kirkwood City Hall in Missouri and killed six people. It was a large enough, shocking enough crime to make national news. It even ranked a paragraph in the Saturday New York Times. Undoubtedly it made so much press because of the...
