by Mitch Randall | Jan 13, 2022 | Opinion
As the country quickly approaches the remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. next week, the U.S. Congress is considering voting rights legislation named after one of King’s proteges: the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021. As the nation listens to the...
by Ken Sehested | Jan 13, 2022 | Opinion
I have a vivid memory of the exact moment. I was in seminary, having fled my native South to New York City to finish college and seminary, embarrassed at being a Baptist, at being a white Southerner, and not entirely sure if I was a believer. But the God question...
by Monty Self | Jan 13, 2022 | Opinion
A $17 million grant was announced on Dec. 1, 2021, that will fund a clinical trial aimed at developing a cure for Sick Cell Disease (SCD). The funding is provided by the National Institute of Health’s Cure Sickle Cell Initiative and the California Institute of...
by Chris Smith | Jan 12, 2022 | Opinion
As we prepare to honor the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., our nation faces some serious questions about “The Dream.” A slew of states across the U.S. are feverishly passing laws to crush the increased numbers of voters who live in urban areas as well as individuals...
by Alyssa Aldape | Jan 12, 2022 | Opinion
By now you have heard of or seen Disney’s newest movie “Encanto.” Or, at the very least, you have seen a lot of content unpacking the movie. One example I’ve seen on my very niche, progressive Christian timeline is an enneagram breakdown of each character, which I...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 12, 2022 | Opinion
In a column from last October (“Going in Style”), I described the discovery of a palatial residence on a hill overlooking Jerusalem, found during salvage excavations in 1919-20. The residence was near what is now known as Arnon Hanatziv Promenade, a public park where...
