by Jack Moline | Oct 4, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Gone are the days when newspapers would run regular columns by humorists. One of those writers was the practitioner of another extinct profession: housewife. Her name was Erma Bombeck. Among my favorite quotations of hers is, “One thing they never tell you about...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 3, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Many of today’s boldly proclaimed beliefs—masked as Christianity—are birthed through the narrow canal of fear. This exceeding high birth rate follows a pattern, a particular lineage. Cultural changes are the beaming grandparents out of which the offspring of fear is...
by Starlette Thomas | Oct 2, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Accused of killing more than 100 Ugandan children, Renee Bach, a former missionary, gets a three-part HBO docuseries instead of jail time. First, Sally Struthers’ pleas to “Save the Children,” and now HBO’s “Savior Complex,” the miniseries provides yet another...
by Mitch Randall | Oct 2, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
In the Gospel of John, the evangelist writes, “And the Word became flesh and lived among us” (1:14a). A careful reading of the text points to God’s living word taking human flesh in the person of Jesus from Nazareth. Jesus’ life and teachings demonstrate the full...
by Jakob Topper | Sep 29, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Inclusion, diversity and tolerance are worthy ideals that many churches publicly affirm, but they often come with some unexpected baggage. My church’s mission statement begins, “We are an inclusive community.” It’s one of the things that drew me here in the beginning...
by Katie Cook | Sep 29, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Most of our work at “Hunger News & Hope” surrounds hunger and food insecurity among individuals experiencing poverty. One such connection between poverty and hunger is the increased likelihood of families experiencing poverty to reside in a community with limited...
