by Trevor Barton | Feb 15, 2021 | Opinion
Alex Kotlowitz is one of my favorite non-fiction writers. He wrote a remarkable book in 1992 titled There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America. It’s the story of Lafeyette and Pharoah Rivers, 11- and 9-year-old brothers...
by Mitch Randall | Nov 5, 2020 | Opinion
We still do not have a clear answer to the question, “America, who are we?” At the time of this writing, I do not know the winner of the presidential election or the final outcome regarding control of the U.S. Congress. For the purpose of this column, it...
by Robert Guffey | Nov 5, 2020 | Opinion
No one knows the final outcome of the U.S. presidential election, but we do know our marching orders as God’s people. We know how to be gracious in victory and defeat. We know how to be kind and supportive to one another. We know God has called us to grow in holiness,...
by Mitch Carnell | Nov 2, 2020 | Opinion
How long does it take to be nice? When we launched the Say Something Nice Day movement almost 15 years ago, it never crossed my mind that the model for rudeness and insensitivity would be the president of the United States. How do you teach civility to young people...
by Michael Chancellor | Oct 26, 2020 | Opinion
Each of us must find our ways to cope in this altered reality in which we are living. Since early in the pandemic, I have made a commitment to myself to journal. I never journaled before, even though I love to write and regularly produced sermons and articles for the...
