Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
Howard Bess
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Conscience and the American experiment
By Howard Bess Faith Fairbury is a small farm town in the middle of the great American farm belt. I
Philippians: Thinking and doing the gospel
By Howard Bess Faith At this time of the year, the Common Lectionary, carries important Bible readings from Paul’s
Do you understand what you are reading?
By Howard Bess Faith In the 8th chapter of the book of Acts, Philip’s encounter with an Ethiopian Eunuch
Putting anger in its Christian setting
By Howard Bess Faith As a devout Christian believer, I am speaking up for anger and for the appropriate use
Christian nationalism, always on alert
By Howard Bess Faith The Baptist Joint Committee has been and is a very important not-for-profit agency for
Science, religion, foes or friends
By Howard Bess Faith In my college and seminary training, I was taught to do critical thinking. In the process
Paying a debt of gratitude
By Howard Bess Faith A very good friend, the Rev. Dr. William Herzog II, died on August 4, 2019, Bill
The humanity of Jesus of Nazareth
By Howard Bess Faith Central to Christian belief is that God was fully present in Jesus of Nazareth. Officially, early
The partnership of science and religion
By Howard Bess Faith The Bible is the cherished collection of writings from both the Israelite and Christian traditions. There
Seeing what is not yet
By Howard Bess Faith Proverbs 29:18 says “without a vision, the people perish.” This is another Bible quote that
The prodigal son story in 2019
Our oldest and best manuscripts of the New Testament were written in Greek. When I was in college, Greek was
Celebrating Easter in 2019
By Howard Bess Faith Easter is the key to understanding the Christian Faith. In my journey as a devout Christian,