by Jarrod Hubbard | Mar 15, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
“Let’s get back to Eden.” These words didn’t originate with me but were written by legendary gospel songwriter, producer and artist, Donald Lawrence. Growing up, I heard this song constantly on the radio and at local church services during the offertory appeal. I was...
by Sean Powell | Dec 1, 2022 | Opinion
“The people in this town need Jesus and if they want him, they know where to find him.” These bitter words echoed through my mind as I sat in a quarterly business meeting at the Baptist church that I had been a member of for most of my youth. This statement was a...
by Alyssa Aldape | Sep 24, 2021 | Opinion
I breathed a small sigh of relief after the tumultuous election of 2020 came to an end, hoping things would change for many waiting to flee harm and danger, whether from their own countries or ours in detention centers. Gone would be the days of children in cages,...
by Jack Moline | Sep 22, 2021 | Opinion
I sat down at a table while attending a conference with a lot of people I did not know. This guy in a clerical collar sat down next to me. We introduced ourselves and, before too long, were talking about evil. Occupational hazard. I won’t do justice in these few...
by Sue Smith | Dec 9, 2020 | Opinion
The Christian understanding of human rights begins with an acknowledgement of the imago Dei – that humans are created in God’s own image and likeness. Every person has inherent dignity, worth and certain rights just because we’re human beings. But with rights also...
