Bad Epistemology
By Mark Goldblatt “There is nothing new under the sun,” the author of Ecclesiastes assured us more than two millennia ago. Among the questions he glosses over, however, is how the sun got there in the...
View ArticleThe Rings of the Lord
By Robert Crosby Jesus had an inner circle. The Bible offers plenty of examples. As a matter of fact, he had several circles or rings of relationship around him. When the mother of James and John asked...
View ArticleMy HIV+ Little Brother
My little brother is HIV+. My precious, joyful, kind-hearted 11-year-old little brother is infected with the most feared and stigmatized disease of our time.
View ArticleDaniel’s Story: Genesis of the US Government’s AIDS Relief in Africa
“But it’s Daniel,” shot back the intern. Sure enough, the dying patient was one of their fellow medical students, Daniel Ochieng.
View ArticleThe American Church and Global AIDS over the Last Decade: An Untold Story
For generations, Christian people and institutions have provided a large share of all health care on the continent. During the worst of the crisis, that included much of the care for those living with...
View ArticleFaint Praise for PEPFAR
I do not deny the reality of such stories, nor do I discount the value of even a single life saved. But I think it’s important to ask whether such individual stories, no matter how heart-wrenching,...
View ArticleMichael Gerson: Looking Back on a Decade of PEPFAR
Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Public Square 2014 Summer Series: Conversations on Religious Trends. We are holding this conversation in collaboration with the ONE Campaign. Read more about...
View ArticleApplying to Medical School at 54
I think my readers will find this article interesting – Timothy Dalrymple * By Ghent Lummis as told to Marta Hummel Mossburg “Ghent,” said my Guardian Angel at a recovery meeting, “I want you to...
View ArticleAlways ‘In the Hunt’
An inspiring guest post by a writer I respect and enjoy reading – Timothy Dalrymple * By Marta Hummel Mossburg Rowing is not a sport for our times. In an age where even the president thinks it’s OK to...
View ArticleThe Secularization of Suicide: Guarding the Elevators
It’s a pleasure for me to publish this piece from Dr. Jerry Pattengale, who is University Professor at Indiana Wesleyan University as well as the Director of the Green Scholars Initiative. Jerry is a...
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