Crash kills mom; 2 sons survive; troubles and how to view them
April Dawn Fryar (Photo Williamson & Sons funeral home, Soddy-Daisy) This Lord’s Day, coming home from church, we drove north along Highway 153 and came upon the Wal-Mart. Opposite the the entrance, on the left, stood a circle of a dozen people surrounding a cross. They were marking the death of April Dawn Fryar, 29, […]
How localist perspective accounts for aliens, illegals in Chattanooga
King Solomon, seen here wisely settling the dispute over the prostitute’s baby, prayed that when God’s people go into an alien land as captives in punishment for sin, their masters will treat them kindly; “[G]rant them compassion before those who took them captive, that they may have compassion on them” (1 Kings 8:50). By David […]
What’s your lover’s love language? Or, a sweet angle on local economy
Seth Huffman, 19, and Kelsey Stansell, 18, both of Chattanooga, plan to marry in June and are reading a book on “love languages.” By David Tulis The men at Panera Posse the other morning considered the work of Gary Chapman, whose “love language” books have been such a help to Christians understanding their mates and […]
Decosimo is classical holdout against sensate culture amid its death throes
Classical school sculptor Cessna Decosimo, center, chats with model Heather Dedmon and David Brock. Artists are never entirely tidy; note the blotch on Mr. Decosimo’s finger. By David Tulis Sculptor Cessna Decosimo’s show “Sacred and Profane” drew a dense crowd of admirers and friends in the intensely lit hall of Tanner-Hill Gallery in Chattanooga that […]
Grace wipes scar on gangster’s heart, could solve growing problem in city
Cory “Ace” Stafford, a former gang member, at 22 is convinced that the power of gangs can be broken by the sway of personal relationships among youths and Christian commoners. By David Tulis Cory “Ace” Stafford, 22, is a native of Sanford, Fla., and a former gang member. He has been in Chattanooga since 2009 […]
God’s long forbearance with sinners; or how grace came to Luke Short
It took 85 years for a sermon by this Puritan minister, John Flavel, to convict a listener of his sin. By David Tulis Consider the providence of God in saving a man in his 103rd year. Why would the Lord bring repentance to a man that old when He might have chosen instead to convert […]
Insane criminal verdicts; or how Christianity lost cultural influence
The visit in Chattanooga on Monday of Mohandas Gandhi’s grandson was covered in the local newspaper under a story on the same page, B1, about a man pleading guilty to the strangulation death of his son. When I read the stories in the Chattanooga Times Free Press I couldn’t avoid considering the state of Christianity […]
Writer says ‘absurd to complain’; world not Christian, not likely to be
With a church steeple in the background, a psychic reader advertises her services at the intersection of Brainerd and Moore roads in Chattanooga. The following remonstrance appeared here at Chattanoogan.com in response to my essay, “UTC Avoids Offense, Kills Prayers, Aids Society with Queer Studies.” Dear David I am also a Bible-believing Christian, but I […]
Ambiguous words from prosecutor as he cheers Chattanooga mosque
“And when they arose early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the ground before the ark of the Lord The head of Dagon and both the palms of its hands were broken off on the threshold; only Dagon’s torso was left of it. *** We know that an idol is […]
How free market concept of ‘open platform’ could revitalize our paper
Liberating the creative people on its second-floor newsroom could give the Times Free Press new vibrancy as the newspaper industry is menaced by the empowering media freedom of the Internet. January 10, 2012, newsroom Jason Taylor, President, Chattanooga Publishing Co. Dear Jason, The arguments for transforming Chattanooga Publishing […]