James Talarico isn’t the only Democratic candidate making faith a calling card of his campaign this year. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed will face Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Aug. 4. In a fundraising letter this week,...
When I first started consulting on vision I had a very left-brained approach. This was natural for me, because I am a hopelessly left-brained person. This meant I focused more on the vision statement than on the characteristics or qualities…
By Jeff Brumley What does it take to get a bunch of tough guys to open up emotionally and maybe even consider embracing the spiritual side of life? Ruben Ortiz says the answer is simple: another tough guy. And that’s…
By Bob Allen Christianity has a prophetic word to counter the “politics of denunciation” that argues people are more defined by their differences than their common life as a whole community, Duke University ethicist Luke Bretherton said Oct. 8 at…
By Bob Allen A former Texas Baptist youth minister has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for enticing a 13-year-old girl into a nine-month sexual relationship in 2014. Derek Hutter, 38, pleaded guilty in June to enticing a girl…
By John Chandler Big news in my small county: one of our local deputies was recently arrested for DUI and speeding while off-duty. Many in our community were quite upset at the offense, and those who knew the officer-turned-offender knew…
Question: When do 140,000 American lives not matter? Answer: When they are lost at the hand of other Americans, wielding the weapons which have cost us our freedom. To be more exact, a recent study has shown that between 2002…
The Martian, based on the novel by Andy Weir, spins a tale of how an astronaut is left for dead on the hostile red planet we know as Mars. Mark Watney (Matt Damon) must find a way to survive for…
