by Craig Nash | Jun 11, 2025 | Opinion
In a 1980 Republican presidential primary debate held in Houston, an audience member asked candidates George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan whether “the children of illegal aliens should be allowed to attend Texas public schools for free, or do you think the parents...
by Rachel Mumaw-Schweser | Jun 11, 2025 | Opinion
In Genesis 11, we attempt to make a name for ourselves by building a tower to the heavens. Our work is driven by the fear that we will be scattered to the winds and our current way of life will be lost. Ironically, that’s exactly what God does. Because as God says,...
by Barry Howard | Jun 11, 2025 | Opinion
Editor’s Note: The following first appeared on Barry Howard’s blog, Cove Creek Reflections. On June 5, 2025, the world lost one of its most provocative and prophetic theological voices. Walter Brueggemann, Old Testament scholar, preacher, teacher, and esteemed...
by Michelle Wahila | Jun 10, 2025 | Opinion
A single bead of sweat near my temple refused to fall. My gloved hands were far too dirty to brush it away, so I allowed it to repose serenely near the rose-colored handkerchief that was wrapped around my frizzy golden mane. I slumped into the wooden Adirondack chair...
by Samuel Shepley | Jun 10, 2025 | Opinion
In 2017, the wildly successful third season of “Twin Peaks” was released after a 25-year hiatus. It was lauded as a fantastic work by director David Lynch, further cementing the show as an incredible creative venture and a classic. The most enduring memory for many...
by Starlette Thomas | Jun 9, 2025 | Opinion
They kept their skulls. In the 1870s, nineteen African Americans who had been patients at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana and later died of various causes, were decapitated. Their crania were then sent to Leipzig, Germany, where they were studied under the...
