The rise of the Religious Left in America
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist “Jesus, a brown-skinned Palestinian Jew, called us to preach good news to the poor, the broken, the bruised, and all those who are made to feel unaccepted.” —Rev. William...
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Bringing history alive
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For history buffs, there’s nothing better than watching history come alive. History will indeed spring to life on Friday, Jan. 11, with Living Voices’ production of “Our Revolution” at...
The 100th anniversary of the end of World War I
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Their minds were numbed by the shock of peace. —Colonel Thomas Gowenlock, U.S. intelligence officer At 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918, the guns fell silent on the battlefields...
Controversial days of Thanksgiving and prayer in early America
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist When you pray, go into your room and shut the door. —Jesus, Matthew 6:6 When the church and state tucked into bed together, it was the church that ended...
The day Confucius went to the United Nations
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist The Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights,” and that they have “the right to life, liberty...
Mad About Science: Trilobites
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Last week, we looked to the future. This week, we look to the past. Trilobites, what are they? They were some of the oldest and most successful lifeforms ever...
Mad About Science: Horse Transportation
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Horses are some of our oldest animal companions. The quadrupedal ungulates of many a young girl’s birthday party dreams are the reason humans were able to achieve vast farming...
Shedding light on Helen Keller
By Ed Ohlweiler Reader Contributor Let’s imagine that Helen Keller were not deaf and blind. Let’s forget temporarily that infamous defining moment around the well pump with Anne Sullivan, all the people she inspired...
Christianity without Crucifixion in the Early Church
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist In July 2002, Rita Brock, a Disciples of Christ minister, and Rebecca Ann Parker, former president of Starr King Theological School, set out on a Mediterranean journey to confirm...
George Washington’s religion revisited
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist As a fellow minister in Peter Lillback’s denomination [conservative Presbyterian], I can tell you that a large number of us are embarrassed by his poor historical methodology. —Anonymous posting...
