Faith
‘Getting a life’ means defining your own
When a person dismisses another with that facile expression “get a life,” he supposes he knows the meaning of life and what life really is, ...
Wallace Alcorn, Author at Austin Daily Herald - Page 4 of 10
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Political correctness, not Bible, upheld slavery
Slaveholders in America did not come to the notion of human slavery from an understanding of moral truth or even from a sense of common ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, July 16, 2012 10:48 am
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Alcorn: Slavery not found in the Bible
Those who denigrate or dismiss the Bible because people once used it to justify slavery understand neither the Bible nor slavery. The argument is analogous ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, July 9, 2012 11:18 am
church
Giving and receiving, two sides of the same coin
I have termed this kind of column random thoughts, but it might be better to think of them as occasional thoughts. Not only so because ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, July 2, 2012 1:22 pm
Faith
Alcorn: Jesus wasn’t indifferent about gays
Jesus never said a word about homosexuality, and of all the hypocrites he called such as “white-washed sepultures,” he never named any GLBTQs. He drove ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, June 25, 2012 6:31 am
Austin
Respectful help earns customer’s gratitude
Often retail employees who have direct contact with customers fail to recognize problems reasonable customers have with products or services and treat the paying customers ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, June 18, 2012 10:32 am
Faith
Mothers, take bow on Father’s Day
As I entered the kitchen for breakfast, my wife greeted me: “Happy Father’s Day.” I found this a great way to begin the day. The ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, June 11, 2012 12:45 pm
2012 election
Choose public over politics
Let’s listen, during the next several months, to the views expressed by our legislators .
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, June 4, 2012 10:30 am
armed service
Opinion: Silently, fathers also grieve loss of child
As Memorial Day ceremonies were held throughout the nation this morning, many fine words were spoken in sincere attempts to honor those who have given ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, May 28, 2012 11:36 am
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Too many asylum cases don’t address real problem
Seeking political asylum in the United States is a valid and undeniable reason to admit someone to the country, one would think.
by Wallace Alcorn, Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:28 am
Faith
Being mother as well as mom
Was Sunday “Mother’s Day” or “Mom’s Day”? Far more important than what we call the day is our concept of the person. I consider whether ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, May 14, 2012 12:28 pm
Columnists
Teaching life may be more important than subject
Many adults, obsessed with their own special interest, need to recognize they cannot expect every student to become as narrowly focused as they, because growing ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, May 7, 2012 10:41 am
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The family Y is family
My brother and I used to take the streetcar to downtown Milwaukee for the Y, there being none in the neighborhoods.
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, April 30, 2012 12:18 pm
Faith
A potpourri of ideas worth taking time to think about
I first smelled something unexpected in what my parents called our “front room” on an afternoon when my mother was expecting the girls for tea. ...
by Wallace Alcorn, Monday, April 23, 2012 11:08 am
Faith
Opinion: College able to accommodate both sides of gay/straight lifestyle question
Included in most American societies these days is a majority of “straights” and a minority of “gays.” Their values and interests are usually perceived as ...