by Craig Nash | Aug 1, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
I am a sucker for the quadrennial Parade of Nations at the International Olympic Games. From the entrance of Greece until the host nation’s team walks (or boats) into the venue, my attention is fixated on the joy of the world coming together in one place. Of course, I...
by Matthew Cleveland | Jun 14, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
My wife, Kim, and I were married on January 6, 2001. You may be thinking, “That date sounds familiar.” If so, then yes. January 6 is also Epiphany on the Christian calendar and George and Martha Washington’s wedding anniversary. Also, 20 years after our nuptials, it...
by Patty Edwards Shaver | Jan 3, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Christmas is a time to focus on Jesus’ birth. It is a time for hope, peace, joy and love. Recently, however, I remembered Christmases past tainted by Christian nationalism. For years, my extended family gathered and celebrated on Christmas Eve. I would leave work...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 12, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
The poetic beauty of the 13th chapter of 1 Corinthians has made it one of the better known and more widely read portions of Christian scriptures. Deemed “the love chapter,” it is a staple reading at weddings— and a favored text for preaching. The apostle Paul’s...
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 3, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
A preposition can make all the difference. While performing the Canadian national anthem at the NBA All-Star game in Salt Lake City, Utah, in February, Jully Black changed one word — “our home and native land” to “our home on native land.” “I didn’t realize that my...
