By LESLIE STRADER The book of Ruth opens with “a famine in the land” – a stark contrast from the common “once upon a time” prologue that points us to palaces and princesses. Ruth wasn’t royalty, and her story isn’t a fairy tale. Ruth was a stranger in a strange land, widowed without a caretaker in sight in the middle
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By DANNY MINTON Unless you have been asleep for the past week, it would be impossible to miss the academic scandal news. Celebrities have been caught lying and buying their children’s way into certain universities. Coaches, school officials, and test administrators have been fired for taking bribes of five and six figures. Some will face huge fines while others will
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International Women’s Day Speech By MOLLY WARREN Hardin-Simmons University Five women are named in Jesus’ earthly lineage. Two were Canaanite; two were Jewish; one was a Moabite. One was a prostitute by trade (Rahab); two were used as prostitutes (Bathsheba & Tamar); one was shunned for false promiscuity accusations (Mary) and one was shunned because of racism (Ruth). All five
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By LORETTA FULTON No matter where Dustin Tatro is, he’s in church. That might be in the sanctuary at St. Paul United Methodist Church, where he is the organist and a deacon. It might be at the scene of an accident as an emergency medical technician and chaplain for MetroCare. Or, it might be in the broadcast studio at KGNZ
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By LORETTA FULTON Tired of the political rhetoric on immigration? How about a new take, actually a very old one? “Jesus, King of Strangers: What the Bible Really Says About Immigration” is the title of a new book by Mark Hamilton, professor at Abilene Christian University’s Graduate School of Theology. In the book, Hamilton argues that, “Reclaiming the biblical language
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By SARA CORE “The state of Texas is wasting its money educating you. You’ll probably just get married, have kids, and quit!” That was the message I was given by one of the large animal medicine professors I had at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University in 1975. I had entered “vet school” the previous year, one
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By SUSAN PIGOTT Why did they name you Miryam, Bitter Sea? Did they know how bitter life would be eclipsed by your brothers? Little girl keeping watch over Moses’ basket on bloodied Nile waters. Fearless girl, bartering with Pharaoh’s daughter to pay your mother as wet nurse. Prophetess by the Sea of Reeds, leading the women singing and dancing, hand
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