Nov 09 2016

A Letter from Bishop Benfield

We Are to Plant Christian Guideposts

  Given the election results that came in through the night, it is now apparent that the United States is traveling on a highway that is yet to be mapped. For many of us,…  [more]

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Nov 08 2016

The evil curse was ended

A sermon preached by Larry Benfield, the bishop of Arkansas, on November 6, 2016, at St. Luke’s Church in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

  This year’s church calendar is off by about one day, sort of like our internal time…  [more]

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Oct 27 2016

Not running to be a god

A King for Jesus: What the Religious Right Sees in Trump

By Roger O. Friedland, October 26, 2016   What does the love of Jesus have to do with Trump? How to explain his overwhelming support from evangelical voters,…  [more]

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Oct 26 2016

Why I’m voting for Hillary

I have heard, on more than one occasion, progressives postulate that Hillary Clinton is a trigger-happy, corporate shill who will not take America forward.  Some of these folks are actually considering voting for Donald Trump, hoping that the dark days…  [more]

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Oct 25 2016

The good of the state

It’s Every Israeli’s Right, and Duty, to Speak Up – Including at the UN

By Michael Sfard, Oct 24, 2016 8:18 PM   Long ago, when I was a high school student in Jerusalem, I had a civics teacher…  [more]

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Oct 14 2016

Thank you!

  Dear editor, We the People are about to roll the dice and elect our next president.  Just enough time left to dash off a few well-deserved thank you notes… So first of all, a great big thank you to…  [more]

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Oct 13 2016

2020 is already under way

Growing Cotton in Iowa

The Economist, Oct 15th 2016   AS THE election of 2016 lurches to an unmourned end, it feels cruel to report that the presidential race of 2020 is already under way. This haste makes sense, at…  [more]

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