by John D. Pierce | Mar 29, 2022 | Opinion
Much of the anger and hostility so present in social media and social settings today stem from a fear that has engulfed a lot of white Americans — even, or especially, those who claim a high allegiance to the one who repeatedly said, “Fear not.” But change — or the...
by Rachel Ain | Jan 25, 2022 | Opinion
I don’t like thinking of myself as someone where fear was a narrative thread in my life and yet, there have been moments in my life when I was taught to be afraid. As a child of the 80’s, I was terrified of AIDS. I was told not to drink and drive. I remember Nancy...
by Guy Sayles | Sep 17, 2021 | Opinion
I attended meetings of the John Birch Society when I was in elementary school. I can’t remember how it happened that I was, on several evenings, in a room full of adults who watched 8mm movies and filmstrips, listened to recordings and reported on books and articles...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 8, 2021 | Opinion
It’s early September, and one of the houses we pass on our neighborhood walk already has a ghost on their front door. They must like Halloween a lot more than we do. We have two pumpkins already, but only because the vine volunteered from our compost soil, and we let...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 6, 2021 | Opinion
Fear is often a defining factor of one’s faith. If there’s anything I’ve found to be consistently true over many decades, it is this reality. Often, I quote my friend, Bill Tillman, a fine Christian ethicist, who would say to his students, “Tell me something about...
