by Ben Leslie | Oct 16, 2002 | Opinion
Perhaps a better New Testament partner for the prayer of Jabez is not a prayer at all, but the parable of the Good Samaritan. There are perhaps a few, a very few, Christian readers left who have yet to experience the hype surrounding Bruce Wilkinson’s...
by Ben Leslie | Oct 2, 2002 | Opinion
Perhaps the poor will always be with us. And consequently, so must the merciful acts of Christian believers. After falling for four consecutive years, the official poverty rate in the United States rose from 11.3 to 11.7 percent in 2001. That translates into an...
by Ben Leslie | Jul 16, 2002 | Opinion
In my hometown of Sioux Falls, S.D., a new initiative is under way allowing juveniles charged with a first-time misdemeanor to appear before a jury of other teens who will determine their sentence. Upon reading the proposal, I confess that my first reaction was...
by Ben Leslie | Jun 19, 2002 | Opinion
Is social justice an appropriate theme for Christian worship, hymns and songs? If the Bible is our guide, then the answer can only be yes. A brief sampling of Scripture’s own hymnal, the book of Psalms, easily makes the case. Defend the cause of the weak and...
by Ben Leslie | May 21, 2002 | Opinion
Over the next few weeks, nearly 3 million Americans will receive a high school diploma. If recent trends continue, record numbers of them will enter programs preparing for praiseworthy careers in law, health care and business. There is another statistical trend,...
