by John D. Pierce | Sep 13, 2022 | Opinion
Concertgoers are familiar with opening acts. Lesser known, and often less-talented, performers take the stage ahead of the headlining artist. It’s a time for early arrivers to find the bathrooms, the merchandise stand and eventually their seats — and for late arrivers...
by Trevor Barton | Oct 28, 2021 | Opinion
Interactive reading is one way I engage my fourth graders in learning about new people and places. Recently, we’ve used this approach with books by Malala Yousafzai and Jane Goodall. “Have you heard of Malala?” I asked my students when introducing them to her book...
by Rob Sellers | May 26, 2020 | Opinion
Superheroes sometimes congregate in my house. I realized this a few years ago when our grandsons would visit. The 8-year-old would run around protecting us from danger in his Captain America costume, mask and shield. I would kiss the 5-year-old goodnight when he...
by Mark Tidsworth | Jul 8, 2019 | Opinion
A clergy colleague recently posted an interesting meme on my Facebook page: “If you are over 45 and don’t have an under-30 mentor – not mentee, mentor – then you are going to miss fundamental shifts in thinking that are happening.” A few days before, another colleague...
by Tambi Swiney | Feb 20, 2018 | Opinion
I registered for a class called “The History of Women in Preaching” during my second semester at Beeson Divinity School. I took the course out of sheer curiosity; at the age of 35, as a life-long Baptist, I had never heard a woman preach. Was there really...
