by John D. Pierce | May 18, 2021 | Opinion
My appreciation is deep for those who worked long, hard days at high risk during the pandemic. May you be blessed with rest and peace. This column is for those of us who saw familiar walls for an extended time. Getting out and about after a year-plus of isolation is...
by Christopher Schilling | Nov 5, 2019 | Opinion
I sorted through the final box of personal belongs of my late mother last month, finding personal letters, mementos and pictures from her years in high school. While my mother has been gone for over 12 years, sorting through her belongings was an emotional process....
by Ron Rolheiser | Jun 13, 2019 | Opinion
Most of us have been raised to believe we have right to possess whatever comes to us honestly, either through our own work or through legitimate inheritance. No matter how large that wealth might be, it’s ours, as long as we didn’t cheat anyone along the way. By and...
by Elizabeth Evans Hagan | Apr 5, 2019 | Opinion
Marie Kondo’s guidance is all the craze these days, especially thanks to this Netflix show. I have to admit I have joined the bandwagon. Over the past month, I’ve gotten everyone in my household (visitors included) watching this show. I’ve even been reading her book,... by Joel Snider | Nov 6, 2013 | Opinion
Our church has just entered into its annual stewardship season. I find it impossible to consider my own, personal stewardship without considering my relationship to “stuff.” An honest Christian will have to admit that a major factor in a decision about...