By Rev. Henry Sun Special to the Herald During the season of Lent, a cohort of Wesleyan pastors and theologians published a confession of faith entitled Reclaiming Jesus: A Confession of Faith in a Time of Crisis (http://www.reclaimingjesus.org/). This particular confession is structured with six specific theological affirmations, each of which is followed by a […]
Andrew Kelly: Not all autism organizations are good advocates
By Andrew Kelly Special to the Herald I’m proud to live in a society that has resolved to accept those with disabilities. However, it seems like many of those who share posts about how they love people with autism on one hand are also the same people pushing conspiracy theory and pseudoscience that is ultimately […]
A Vibrant Faith for the 21st Century: John Piper, Rachel Held Evans, and #MeToo
By Rev. Henry Sun Special to the Herald “I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve. And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.” (1 Timothy 2:12-14 […]
Letter: Politics on cannabis are changing
Politics on cannabis are changing The steady unraveling of cannabis prohibition across the nation recently saw two prominent GOP members in the spotlight. Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner received an assurance from President Trump that the Department of Justice will not meddle in the affairs of cannabis legal states. The DOJ was not funded to prosecute […]
Linda Koeling: Regional Measure 3 will bring empty promises
By Linda Koeling Special to the Herald It can be said, that when the government is careless with the money of its citizens, it is careless with their future. You may be familiar with Regional Measure 3, which states that if approved by voters, a pot of money will be used to mitigate traffic congestion. […]
John Sparacino: A model of what every mayor should be like
By Bob Livesay Special to the Herald Martinez just lost a legend. Former mayor and the first elected mayor of Martinez John Sparacino died at 93. I have known John for most of my life in Martinez and after I left to pursue my career. I would always stop by and see John at his […]
Dennis Lund: “Ted Kennedy: Lion or jackal?”
On Friday, “Chappaquiddick,” a movie detailing the events involving Sen. Ted Kennedy on Martha’s Vineyard in July 1969, was released. That incident demonstrated the depths to which the Kennedys were willing to go to salvage the political career of the last of the Kennedy sons. In subsequent years, the actions of Ted Kennedy that night […]
A Vibrant Faith for the 21st Century: Easter Saturday
By Rev. Henry Sun Special to the Herald On Sunday, Christians completed their annual celebration of Holy Week, the most important week in the Christian calendar. This celebration started with Palm Sunday, reached its nadir on Good Friday, and culminated with the celebration of the Risen Lord on Easter Sunday which, in Western traditions, fell […]
Dennis Lund: Obama and Farrakhan; The Congressional Black Caucus gets a pass
In late January of this year a previously unreleased photo of then Sen. Barack Obama schmoozing it up with Louis Farrakhan was made public. The photo had been kept away from public view to protect the political aspirant from potential negative fallout for associating with the racist and anti-Semitic leader of the Nation of Islam […]
A Vibrant Faith for the 21st Century: Descriptive truth and prescriptive truth
By Rev. Henry Sun Special to the Herald Early on in my study of ethics, I was introduced to the leap of faith that is required by any moral decision. For example, one can claim that murder is wrong. (For the record, I agree.) Nonetheless, the claim that any specific murder is wrong is an […]