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Kennel-Shank: Five names

Deonta Turner, Lemont Davis, Alandis Allison, Maurice Purnell and Juan Bahena Jr. I felt these five people’s deaths most deeply amid more than 500 fatal

Celeste Kennel-Shank

December 4, 2017

Longhurst: ‘A cry for home’

“Everyone needs a home — where families are safe and secure, where their basic needs are met, where they can come and go freely, and

John Longhurst

December 4, 2017

Book review: ‘Two Weeks Every Summer’

Now and then a person comes upon a book that is hard to read precisely because it disturbs the comfort zones of his or her

Ted Lewis

November 20, 2017

Bible: Eyes open to wonders

Acts 3:11-21 picks up after a miraculous occurrence: Peter and John pass a beggar, lame from birth, as they go to the temple to pray.

Meghan Florian

November 20, 2017

Watson: False god of guns

I always worried about the day a mass shooting happened in a church. As a seminary student, immersed full-time in applying Jesus’ teachings to the

Hillary Watson

November 20, 2017

Washington Witness: Hope disrupting hostility

For years, a wall of isolation between the United States and North Korea has been steadily building. The Korean War never officially ended, and it

Charissa Zehr

November 20, 2017

King: 18.6 gallons

When the vertigo hits, I fear it may be a stroke like the one that traumatized an uncle. I break the airport security I’ve just

Michael A. King

November 20, 2017

History: Alternative history — what if?

What if? It’s one of the great history games, speculating on alternative outcomes if events had happened differently. What if Abraham Lincoln had decided not

Rich Preheim

November 20, 2017