by Autumn Lockett | May 4, 2022 | Opinion
“But mama, how can we sell our church? Where will we go on Sunday-church-days? Can I still wear my click-clack shoes?” The lispy question hung in the air as we drove home from the last town hall in a series of tough discussions about the future of our church. Her...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 19, 2022 | Opinion
The hotel breakfast was plentiful — devoured mainly by older, white retirees with the time and money to explore America’s majestic landscape. And who would want to start such a good day without a hearty helpin’ of comfort food? Passing near the kitchen I overheard a...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Apr 5, 2022 | News
Nearly two-thirds (73%) of all U.S. parents say they are concerned when it comes to their “child’s / children’s spiritual development,” according to a Barna Group report published March 30. Of this total, 37% are “very” and 36% are “somewhat” concerned, while 15% are...
by Jack Moline | Mar 22, 2022 | Opinion
I love listening to “This American Life,” just like a lot of America. It may not be the original podcast, but when the term “podcast” was invented, the radio show was already one. I have my favorite episodes – the telephone booth on a cliff in Japan where people call...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 9, 2022 | Opinion
On a lovely spring day in 1983, when my son Russ was attending elementary school in northern Durham, I joined him for a “field day.” That mainly amounted to organized games for the kids on the playground and other outside areas, a nice break from class, and a chance...
