by Sean McKenzie | Aug 14, 2020 | Opinion
I’m a teacher. As I approach the school year, I get quite nervous. It’s going to be hard. What really troubles me is the likelihood that some kid will become infected and bring the virus home to a cramped apartment, where a large family is cared for by Grandma. I...
by Terrell Carter | Apr 30, 2020 | Opinion
Our nation has seen an increase in instances where police and citizens have interacted with African Americans in public spaces in not so positive ways. Examples include the infamous shootings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and the like, as well as the negative...
by Richard Wilson | Jul 5, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Dec. 7, 2001. At the time of publication, Wilson was professor of theology and chair of the Roberts Department of Christianity at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. It is republished today following the Fourth of July...
by Ray Furr | Jun 28, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on July 1, 2002. At the time of publication, Furr was a freelance writer and operated his own communications/marketing business in Poquoson, Virginia. It is reposted today in advance of the annual Fourth of July holiday. July...
by Jim Kelsey | May 13, 2019 | Opinion
I have worshipped the last several Sundays with the shadow of the attack on the synagogue in Poway, California, on my heart. When one adds up the cumulative carnage of this attack, the attack on the synagogue in Pittsburg, the attack on the mosque in New Zealand, the...