Category: Opinion

Have you ever looked at someone and wondered how their mind works? I do — all the time. Especially when someone can sit down, dig into whatever they need to get done, and just do it. When someone tells me they wrote a 10-page paper in one night, I can practically feel the comic-book question marks popping up over my […]

Ted Haggard. Bill Hybels. Doug Phillips. The list of celebrity Christians who have disgraced themselves in sexual scandals over the past few years could go on and on. It seems like the name of a new megachurch pastor is added to the list with every passing month.  Sadly, Christian celebrity comedian John Crist joined that list Wednesday when an article […]

“How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver” (Proverbs 16:16). It probably doesn’t come as a surprise that opinions regarding relational boundaries prior to marriage significantly differ within the realm of Christianity. One of a Christian’s highest goals in daily life should be to push others closer to the feet of Jesus. How much […]

An icy silence grips the table, broken only by clinking cutlery. No one speaks except to ask for the cranberry sauce. Tension lays like a blanket over the holiday meal.  Your cousin from San Francisco just argued passionately in favor of socialism, equating capitalism with fascism. Across the table, your grandfather from Texas wearing his Vietnam Vet hat is obviously […]

On Veterans Day, social media floods with messages thanking veterans for their service. Smartphones buzz with words of gratitude from friends and family members.  It is pretty common to know a veteran that you can thank personally — maybe an uncle or a grandfather, a neighbor or friend.  Between both sides of my family, I have at least six veterans […]

Rich green pine trees pop up across lawns. Strings of lights appear on fences, walls and staircases. Wreaths and red ribbons seem to materialize out of thin air on doors, candles wink in the darkness and tunes from “Jingle Bells” to “All I Want for Christmas Is You” suddenly seem to blast from every corner of campus.  Store shelves overflow […]

With the United Nations in the news every few days, have you wondered what exactly the UN’s purpose is and whether it is fulfilling it or not? According to the United Nations website, the United Nations is an international organization formed on Oct. 24, 1945. The purpose in creating the UN was to gather 26 different nations — such as […]

An earthly father’s influence on his children can potentially affect how the children view God. I was blessed to grow up with a dad who loved and supported me unconditionally. Some of my earliest childhood memories are comprised of me watching my dad as he was preparing to leave the house for work. I would watch him slip on his […]

I stared at my small screen, watching my apps shake as though afraid of being deleted. My finger hovered over Twitter, then moved to Facebook and eventually Instagram, but they all remained as I weighed my choices. As a social media manager for a business, I had to maintain certain apps and an online presence for them. However, the draining […]

Think fast: Who do you think struggles the most with body image, women or men? Given how much it’s talked about, the answer that came to your head was most likely women, even if in reality, both women and men struggle with body image issues equally.  Due to the stereotypical idea that struggles related to body image and self-esteem are […]

Editor’s Note: This article does not necessarily reflect the author’s personal opinion. This is the second of two opinion articles about the United States’ foreign policy regarding Syria. According to President Trump, “signing letters to parents of soldiers that have been killed” is his most difficult duty as president.  With that heartbreaking statement on Oct. 9, President Trump explained why […]

This is the second part of Couch’s Corner published Oct. 22.  “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth,” 1 Corinthians 13:4-6 says.  The saying, “the […]

In the middle of a murder trial on Oct. 2, Brandt Jean embraced the woman who killed his brother.  According to an article from ABC News, in 2018 Amber Guyger entered what she thought was her apartment and found Botham Jean. Guyger thought he had invaded her home and fatally shot him.  Guyger, an off-duty police officer at the time, […]

States’ foreign policy regarding Syria. The second opinion article will run next issue. Every country has an identity. History, culture and perspective create a set of needs and desires that make a country unique, defining its place on the world stage. Sweden’s historical background gives it an inherently different view of the world to Japan’s. Bolivia’s views of government come […]