Easter thoughts from local church representatives
What is the most important word for Easter? Love
By Bob Evans
Reader Contributor
It seems the more I digest the mysteries surrounding the declaration of eternal life made by …
What is the most important word for Easter? Love
By Bob Evans
Reader Contributor
It seems the more I digest the mysteries surrounding the declaration of eternal life made by …
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Every year at this time I write a column about Buddhism. The Buddha’s birthday is celebrated on different days depending on the country. In Japan …
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Joining Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Trump’s clueless press secretary, 55 percent of white evangelicals believe that God has sent Donald Trump to save the nation. Jerry …
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 …
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
“So precious is a person’s faith in God that we should not harm that. Because God gave birth to all religions.”
—St. Francis of …
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 …
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 …
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Christ furnished the spirit and motivation, while Gandhi furnished the method.
—Martin Luther King, Jr.
I firmly believe that the Gandhian philosophy of nonviolent …
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Most Christians do not know that Muslims hold Mary and Jesus in utmost esteem. The virgin mother of Jesus is mentioned 34 times in the …
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