by Jack Moline | Jun 9, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
I have always loved stories, which makes me especially grateful that my faith tradition is filled with them. One such story, from the Hassidic legacy, was told by Rabbi Moshe Lieb Erblich, who is also known as the Sassover Rav. He told of entering a tavern in his...
by Randall Balmer | May 11, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
I recently completed three-plus years of off-and-on (mostly on) supply work at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Española, New Mexico. The end came rather suddenly; for a variety of reasons, we relocated on short notice, so what had been a 30-minute commute each way...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 10, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
It came as a pleasant surprise to hear a knock at the door and see two friends and former neighbors who had stopped by just to chat. They live in America but have roots in East Jerusalem. They have trouble enough visiting family there as it is, so I’ll call them Samir...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 25, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
Community respect for Roy McCall was obvious in Pam’s Restaurant on the edge of Hartsville, South Carolina. Warm greetings of “Hi, Mr. Roy” came from staff and patrons who served and consumed “countrified” cuisine. The expansive farming land in and around his hometown...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 12, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
Want to start an argument with a group of grammarians? Just bring up the subject of exclamation points, and the verbal sparring will begin. SOCK!! WHAM!! POW!! Grammar purists and most writers argue for self-restraint. Mark Twain, in an 1895 essay on writing funny...
