by Steve Rankin
I hate to admit it, but I just turned 53 years old. I was born smack-dab in the middle of the Baby Boom. On my birthday a few days ago, my wife and I were headed to a worship service out of town and stopped at McDonalds for a cup of coffee. Two […]
by Jarrett McLaughlin
Writing “Thank you” notes was never a personal strength of mine. It really wasn’t until I got married that I ever really wrote one. Suddenly, my wife Meg deposited into my lap a ten page spreadsheet of all the people we needed to thank for our wedding. Notes to the wedding guests were […]
by Roy Howard
Just for a day
let peace abide.
Just for a day,
let the ancient land called holy
soaked in blood, be quiet.
Just for a day
let peace abide.
Bring them away
from Bethlehem and Jerusalem,
from Nazareth and Nablus,
from Damascus, Riyadh and Amman.
Just for a day
let peace abide.
Bring them away from violence
slouching toward Annapolis;
unclench fists, open hardened hearts,
shatter foolish pride,
encourage risk […]
Dr. Spencer Weart is Director of the Center for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) in College Park, Maryland, USA. Originally trained as a physicist, he is now a noted historian specializing in the history of modern physics and geophysics. His most recent book is The Discovery of Global Warming (Harvard […]
by Roy Howard
I just returned from Israel and the West Bank. Is there any hope left for peace with Israel and the Palestinians? Jackson Diehl of the Washington Post suggests that the last vestige of any remaining hope may life in the Annapolis Summit scheduled for early December. I agree with him. But, as always, […]
By Mona Eltahawy
CAIRO – I wore a headscarf for 9 years. I was 16 when I chose to start wearing hijab – a form of clothing that covers up the body with the exception of the face and hands. At the time I believed it was a requirement from God of all Muslim women.
Because it […]
bu Jim Burklo
I learned something that impressed me when I visited Wichita a few weeks ago. As a passenger in a car driving over the river that bisects the city, I said, “Oh, there’s the Arkansas (ARkansaw)!” It brought back memories of a cross-country road trip I took many years ago, following the river down […]