Articles for tag: War On Terror

April 11, 2012

By Rick Chromey Gen X is rising. From the Tea Party to the emerging church movement, a new breed of leader is operating. Unlike previous generations in recent history, Americans born between 1961 and 1981 don”t feel a need to work within institutional frames. In the 1990s they pioneered dot-com companies to launch a World Wide Web. During the past decade they”ve revolutionized dig- ital learning, wireless communications, reality television, and thousands ofÂ “third place” cultural experiences from coffee shops to fantasy sports to “emerging” churches. Now in their 30s and 40s, this generation rides the leading edge of unemployment, foreclosure,

September 8, 2011

Christian Standard

Culture & Public Square

What’s Different Now?

By Darrel Rowland In some ways it seems everything has changed. But some observers say reaction to 9/11 has been only a blip amid trends that began even before the tragedy. Flying is a hassle. We know what IED stands for. Osama is dead. Saddam, too. And so are almost 10,000 Americans. We”ve learned about Kabul and Fallujah the way previous generations found out about Iwo Jima, Panmunjom, and Pleiku. Scars in our largest city, our capital, a Pennsylvania field. Scars on our psyches, our souls, our kids. A bold president with a bullhorn promising justice. Members of Congress from

September 11, 2005

Ken Meade

Care & Counseling Grief & Suffering

How Are They Doing Now?

Four years after 9/11, David and Peggy Beamer share how they’ve carried grief after losing their son Todd on Flight 93, what “Let’s Roll” means to them, and how faith continues to steady them.