by Starlette Thomas | Sep 6, 2022 | Opinion
There are multiple reports that parts of world are in deep water – and before you say that it doesn’t apply to you, keep reading. Climate change is a global concern; consequently, it will affect us all eventually. A monsoon in Pakistan killed more than 1,100 people,...
by Nathan Patzke | Jan 14, 2022 | Opinion
I went to New Orleans in response to the devastation left by Hurricane Ida, helping a church in LaPlace with disaster relief. One of the resources I overheard a resident turning to was a well-known prosperity ministry. I could only imagine the problematic results of...
by Mitch Randall | Dec 16, 2021 | Opinion
Over 100 people are feared dead after storms and tornadoes moved through eight states last week, leaving destruction and devastation in their wake. The most devastating storm ripped through Kentucky, possibly producing a long-range tornado that stayed on the ground...
by Jim Hopkins | Sep 14, 2020 | Opinion
Apocalypse. Armageddon. Plague. Judgment Day. Even in the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of the country noted for its low percentage of church attenders, religious language is being used by many to describe the recent fires, smoke-filled air and Wednesday’s surreal...
by Ken Sehested | Sep 18, 2019 | Opinion
We need to recognize, and adjust in appropriate ways, to the fact that we humans maintain a perverse fascination with disaster. I’ll leave it to psychologists to explain why precisely, but this habit is easily illustrated: from slowing down to view the scene of a...
