A conversation about the conversation
Correction: This Column, published in last week’s edition was authored by James H. Swain In recent months, from crisis to crisis, incident to incident, there’s been lots …
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When friends are used as foes
PHOTO: DAVID I. MUIR/FOR SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES I opened the door and walked into the exam room. A Belgian Shepard lunges at me. Snarling. …
Too much Mardi Gras!!
It is amazing to me how our society and in particular, our Christian communities have progressively devalued the importance of our most important holidays. The …
A conversation about the conversation
In recent months, from crisis to crisis, incident to incident, there’s been lots of talk about the need to have a conversation about race. But frankly, I’m not …
No people can afford fear and ignorance
What dynamic, what utter force can twist the urgency of the human mind to not seek knowledge, and have fear of the normal process? One …
Let’s talk about laws, rules, and norms
The American Civil War is ongoing; battle lines more tightly drawn along race, gender, class, and less so, ideology. Just this past week I saw …
The Beauty of God’s Law
“The Law of The Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul, the statues of The Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.” ~ (Psalm 19:7 NIV) …
The ghost of Dred Scott still haunts
Slavery was America’s original sin. Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that “all men are created equal.” In fact in the original draft …