'If Buddhism helps them, so be it, but maybe they just need to be better Christians or better Jews.'
Columns
David Batstone 3-01-2001
Within the next 20 years, we'll see the evolving convergence of humans and machines.
Ed Spivey Jr. 3-01-2001
I was either having a major cardiac event or was standing in a pool of water being repeatedly struck by lightning.
Nancy Hastings Sehested 1-01-2001
"You don't know what it's like to have a husband, small children, and a congregation. There's no time for prayer."
David Batstone 1-01-2001
Grameen Bank operates beyond the bottom line to benefit those at the bottom of the line.
Jim Wallis 1-01-2001
President-elect George W. Bush, as a victor who lost the popular vote and won the presidency with a 5-4 Supreme Court decision, will face a divided nation
Ed Spivey Jr. 11-01-2000
Because our oldest daughter absolutely refuses to join the Merchant Marines after high school, she made me drive through New England this summer looking at prospective colleges.
Jim Wallis 11-01-2000
Let the good times roll! President Bill Clinton was absolutely beaming as he reported the U.S. Census Bureau's annual poverty statistics.
Chris Rice 11-01-2000
A straight-shooting white friend once commented that whenever blacks and whites are together it's like there's a "big pile of poop in the middle of the room..."
Elizabeth Newberry 11-01-2000
Interstate 77 winds around the mountains of Bland County like lifelines on the palm of my hand. I cross through the Big Walker Mountain tunnel and know I am home.
Chris Rice 9-01-2000
My former college, one of the nation’s top-ranked schools, is considering banishing a highly respected national Christian group from campus for discriminatory practices.
Amie Rose 7-01-2000
Josh and I made some important decisions on the day that we got engaged. First, we decided to retain our sanity amidst the barrage of impending wedding chaos.
Ed Spivey Jr. 7-01-2000
In just a few short months you'll wake up on a crisp Tuesday after the first Monday in November and do your part to dramatically affect the course of history.