Editorial — Sharing holiday spirit
byIn the 1950s in a far from affluent part of town, there was a group of children who, like children everywhere, looked forward every…
Glenn Rutherford
Editorial — To stop the ‘spiral of violence’
byThere was a time in the autumn of 1962 when the world held its breath for almost two weeks. The 13 days from Oct….
Editorial — What we take for granted
byFrom time to time it seems that many people, lost in the confusion, turbulence and complexities of modern life, fall into the trap of…
Editorial —
Get the shots
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People — lots of people — are still getting sick from COVID-19. Some of them are dying, just like the nearly 700,000 Americans who…
Editorial — Contrary to the Gospel
byFirst the good news. Last week the South Carolina Supreme Court blocked the planned executions of two inmates. Now the bad. The executions are…
Editorial — A call to honor
byMemorial Day weekend is always a time to honor the men and women who have lost their lives in service to our country. It…
Editorial — We can ‘hope in the Lord’
byWhen Joseph E. Kurtz first became a bishop in 1999, he chose for his episcopal motto “Hope in the Lord,” a phrase from Psalm…
Editorial — Let’s ‘give up’ racism for good
byA few decades ago two high school sophomore boys — one black, one white — were discussing their futures. They’d just finished a basketball…
Let’s help end the death penalty
byIn the chaos and hooliganism that erupted in the weeks preceding the inauguration, another monstrous and depressing story may have been overlooked. For some…
Editorial — What we’re really waiting for
byIt will be tempting to say that this will be a Christmas season like no other. But we should resist that temptation because it…