Two Prayers for Labor Day
On Sunday, our church led the congregation in two prayers for Labor Day. I will be honest – I have never given a lot of thought to Labor Day, and I’ve certainly never thought of it in a Christian framework. B...
Listen to London: Don’t Bomb Syria
AUGUST 30, 2013 | BY: TONY JONES -- I want to add my voice to the chorus that is urging President Obama not to bomb Syria. Yesterday...
The DREAM 9: Perfect Love Casts Out Fear
JULY 24, 2013 | BY: MARYADA VALLET & STEVE PAVEY -- The courage and faith demonstrated by the DREAM 9, risking everything...
Flag Extremism and Christian Practice
JULY 4, 2013 | BY: CRAIG M. WATTS -- It will come as a great surprise to most Americans to be told that while all other nations have a flag...
Singing the Virtues of Drones
JUNE 26, 2013 | BY: CRAIG M. WATTS -- Considering how horribly destructive and indiscriminate some weapons systems are, drones...
Memorial Day and the Sacrificed
May 27, 2013 | BY: CRAIG M. WATTS -- There is much talk about sacrifice at this time a year. Much of it is misleading. Without...
The Demonization of 'Terrorism'
May 6, 2013 | BY: SHELDON GOOD -- The recent explosions at the Boston Marathon and subsequent media coverage exposed yet again...
Remember Guantanamo Bay?
April 29, 2013 | BY: SHANE CLAIBORNE -- I had a chance to meet with some of the folks who have served as mediators to...
North Korea may bomb the hell out of us and blow us to smithereens, yet we will cling to the instability of hope
BY: KURT WILLEMS -- Whether or not this story is being blown out of proportion by the media, the thought of missiles or nukes being pointed...
Why I've stopped saying 'We are a nation of immigrants'
BY: KEVIN MILLER -- “We are, after all, a nation of immigrants.” It’s a line I’ve used as almost a stock answer to individuals putting down...