by Miguel A. De La Torre | Dec 14, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
Could it have more to do with controlling women’s bodies than any attempt to fulfill some biblical prophecy of Isaiah? A close look at the seventh chapter of Isaiah reveals the church’s misinterpretation of the text. In the fourteenth verse, the prophet Isaiah...
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 27, 2022 | Opinion
“Sex, drugs and rock and roll,” or rap music and video games, or social media and single-parent households, the North American church has always known exactly who and what to blame when discussing the problem with young people. But there are those who would argue that...
by Vinoth Ramachandra | Sep 16, 2019 | Opinion
My admiration for Bernie Sanders was badly dented recently by his faux pas: calling for population control by the world’s poor as a way of curbing climate change. No doubt the poor need better health education and access to reliable contraceptives, but not because in...
by Mitch Randall | Apr 4, 2019 | Opinion
Sex. Now that I have your attention, let’s talk. Spring is in the air, as life begins anew. Flowers are blooming, trees are budding, grass is greening, and the birds and bees are busy ensuring the continuation of their species (unless human-caused climate change wipes...
by Keith Herron | Jun 27, 2013 | General
A sermon by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 7:36-8:3 June 16, 2013 1 Kings 21:1-10, (11-14), 15-21a; Psalm 32; Galatians 2:15-21 In the past few years, I’ve become a big fan of blogger Rachel...