by John Klar | Mar 29, 2024 | Articles, Faith & Religion, Opinion
Given that it commemorates the slow and brutal mocking, torture, and eventual murder of Jesus Christ, the phrase Good Friday may at first seem oxymoronic or even macabre to those unfamiliar with the Christian creed. But the “Good News” of the sacrificial atonement of...
by James Fite | Dec 25, 2023 | Articles, Faith & Religion, Good Reads, Opinion
Why do we celebrate Christmas? What does it mean? Ask these questions and you’re sure to get a variety of answers. It’s a time to gather with family. It’s about giving gifts – or, for the more cynical, it’s an excuse for companies to sell us stuff. Maybe it’s just a...
by Tim Donner | Apr 7, 2023 | Articles, Faith & Religion, Opinion
If there is one thing common to all people, it is the desire to experience the best of life without the worst, the benefits without the cost, the glory without the gory details. This explains why Good Friday has increasingly been subsumed by Easter in this society...
by Leesa K. Donner | Feb 12, 2023 | Articles, Culture and Entertainment News, Good Reads, Opinion
Americana reaches its apex with Super Bowl LVII today, February 11, when the Philadelphia Eagles take the field against the Kansas City Chiefs. Some will be excited about the match-up on the field, while others eagerly await the always unique (and sometimes...
by James Fite | Apr 15, 2022 | Articles, Faith & Religion
The sacrifice had to be made for the forgiveness of sin; Christ’s death on the cross was necessary to build that bridge of Grace. But the worldly mechanism by which the Messiah was captured and then crucified came from all too human conditions: a bit of greed and a...