by Amanda Read Sheik | Apr 5, 2015 | THE WORD, World Views
Cleopas and his friend departed Jerusalem with devastated and perplexed hearts. The crowds had chosen a criminal to be released during Passover season instead of the innocent man who had healed and loved them. The Pharisees condemned a man who had come to fulfill the...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Apr 4, 2015 | Politics, THE WORD, World Views
We human beings, regardless of political persuasion, wrestle with our independence. We wrestle because we desire to be in complete control of our own destiny in the flesh, whether it be trusting our handmade individualism or trusting our man-made government to be our...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Apr 2, 2015 | Culture, World Views
“It’s amazing to watch them all grow up, but to have one come back in your life on a day when you really need it – that’s really incredible.” – Dr. Michael Shannon A doctor caught in a flaming automobile accident was rescued...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 26, 2015 | Politics
We are culturally conditioned to expect more from a president than we should, and what we ask for is what we will get. Thus, if we want a president who has a constitutionally limited approach to the executive branch, we have to take a constitutionally limited approach...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 26, 2015 | Academic Freedom, Culture, World Views
“In fact, speech deemed ‘offensive’ is often the speech that needs to be protected most,” writes Amy Lutz in an article about Muslim students protesting the University of Missouri’s screening of the film American Sniper. Lutz notes...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 23, 2015 | Culture, Politics, Style
Political correctness is an exercise in punishing the literate for the sins of the illiterate. Those who are informed are able to acknowledge that while the farthingale (“hoop skirt”) style that frequented centuries gone by reflects an impracticality that...
