by John A. Jones IV | Mar 6, 2020 | Opinion
The first Tuesday of Lent and Super Tuesday coincided this week. To me at least, this week’s election primary signals the true beginning of an eight-month long horserace that is the campaign for the office of President of the United States of America. The never-ending...
by Ron Rolheiser | Nov 13, 2018 | Opinion
Recently, I attended a symposium where the keynote speaker was a man exactly my age. Because we had both lived through the same cultural and religious changes in our lives, I resonated with much of what he said and with how he felt about things. And in his assessment...
by Christopher Schilling | Jul 3, 2018 | Opinion
I found myself sitting in front of an ordination committee five years ago as I was seeking to become an ordained minister. It had been a long and difficult experience for me. While I had finished my educational program to become an ordained minister, a learning...
by Mark Tidsworth | Nov 15, 2017 | Opinion
A comment from a nearby table at a local coffee shop quickly grabbed my attention. A group of 20-somethings suddenly laughed when one of them said, “I love what Jesus was about, but I couldn’t be a Christian. I’m just not angry enough at everyone in...
by Guy Sayles | Apr 11, 2016 | Opinion
The anger is palpable, isn’t it? The presidential primary campaigns of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have, in different ways, focused and channeled a lot of the anger people feel. Trump and Sanders diverge radically from each other in their fundamental...