by Starlette Thomas | Mar 18, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
“Once a word leaves your mouth, it leaves your control” is an African dictum. So be careful what you say because your words can go a long way. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” A childhood defense against taunts, our parents...
by Danny Chisholm | Mar 6, 2015 | Opinion
Tom Schweich committed suicide at his home on Feb. 26, 2015. He was 54. Schweich was a well-known Republican leader in Missouri. He had been elected to a second term as state auditor and was positioning himself for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Former U.S. Sen....
by Keith Herron | Jul 18, 2013 | General
A sermon by, Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. July 14, 2013 Luke 10:25-37 The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Amos 7:7-17, Colossians 1:15-28, Psalm 82 When the lists of “best books” for the last century are drawn, Cormac McCarthy shows...
by Mitch Carnell | Jul 3, 2012 | Opinion
Our country and much of the world has expressed shock and horror at the verbal and physical treatment meted out to a 68-year-old grandmother and bus monitor in Greece, New York. Karen Klein tried to maintain her composure while her tormentors continued their assault....
by Mitch Carnell | Apr 10, 2012 | Opinion
Bullying is growing worse at every level. It is present in homes, schools, playgrounds, sports venues and workplaces. It assaults us on television and over radio. How can the church respond to the growing menace? The Bible gives ample instructions on how to defeat...
