(Modern Problems / Ancient Solutions) Denny Petrillo, Ph.D. If we’re paying any attention to such things, we are keenly aware there is a war of words going on. Those of a particular conviction are quick to describe opposing views with terms that are derogatory and...
Jack P. Carter The kindness and generosity we have been called to show to each other can appear in so many ways. One of these avenues is simply giving the benefit of the doubt. The opportunity for this often presents itself when someone says or does something we don’t...
People who lust for power learned millennia ago that causing people to hate their enemiescan deliver more power to them and their like-minded tyrants. One recent cartoon showed a kingin his castle being besieged by subjects carrying pitchforks and torches. The king’s...
Ancient Problems / Modern Solutions We’ve seen it for the past decade or longer. Study after study confirms what our eyes aretelling us. More and more people are leaving mainline Protestant denominations. In the 1970s,about four out of every ten people were affiliated...
by Bret Carter (June 2023) When the teacher hands out the test, there are sighs of relief. Instead of fill-in-the-blank, it’smultiple-choice. Not the best form of testing, but it’s definitely good news for the students whodidn’t study. Even if you know nothing about a...
by Ray Wallace (May 2023) At thirteen years old I learned how amazingly camouflaged many things are. Even deer, whoare not “camo” colored, just a homogenous tan, are amazingly hard to spot in the forest. I’ve read that elephants just vanish within a few yards in the...
