Opinion

  • Churcvh Page Reflection: Echoes from Job

    Churcvh Page Reflection: Echoes from Job

    Job said, “Oh! That my words were written! Oh! That they were inscribed in a book!”



  • Mark’s Distinction: You do what you are

    Finding one’s path in life is different for everyone. For some, it’s about being realistic in choosing a job or career. For others, it’s a matter of following your dreams.


  • Editorial cartoons: ‘Western Wildfires’ & ‘TagTeam’

    Editorial cartoons: ‘Western Wildfires’ & ‘TagTeam’

    Joe Heller is a Wisconsin-based editorial cartoonist who distributes his cartoons to over 300 newspapers through Heller Syndication.


  • The financial dilemma that wound up helping US churches thrive

    The financial dilemma that wound up helping US churches thrive

    (Aug. 4, 2026) – By many measures, Americans are growing less religious: Since 2007, for example, the percentage of people who pray daily has dropped, while the “unaffiliated” have grown to 29%. But those numbers can distract from just how much faith still matters in American public life – much…


  • Reflection: Playing in Plum Creek

    Reflection: Playing in Plum Creek

    Years ago, an old farmer was attending our church.


  • Opinion: $1.5 trillion

    Opinion: $1.5 trillion

    By now, most people who pay attention are aware that the current president is proposing to fund the Department of Defense (DoD), not the Department of War, at over $1 trillion, a 25-30% increase. I would guess that most taxpaying Americans are not in favor of being known only for…


  • ‘E pluribus unum’ is not a slogan. It’s a choice

    ‘E pluribus unum’ is not a slogan. It’s a choice

    (July 24, 2026) – Like two sides of a coin imprinted with the nation’s motto, “e pluribus unum” — out of many, one — America’s political factions are cast in opposition, but they are intrinsically bound together as parts of a larger whole.


  • Editorial cartoon: “Tug-of-War”

    Editorial cartoon: “Tug-of-War”

    Joe Heller is a Wisconsin-based editorial cartoonist who distributes his cartoons to over 300 newspapers through Heller Syndication.


  • Writers and Writing: August 2026 Book Review

    Writers and Writing: August 2026 Book Review

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