Dale Hanson Bourke
Dale Hanson Bourke is the author of 11 books, including "The Skeptic’s Guide" series with IVPress on topics such as HIV/AIDS, global poverty, immigration and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Formerly publisher of RNS and SVP at World Relief, she has also served as editor and publisher of several magazines.
All Stories by Dale Hanson Bourke
COMMENTARY: What Greed Hath Joined Together
By Dale Hanson Bourke — February 17, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (Dale Hanson Bourke is publisher of RNS.) (UNDATED) It might be funny if I didn’t have children who have to grow up in this world. Tuesday night’s (Feb. 15) “Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire” brought American society to a new low, offering a mix of “The Price Is Right” […]
COMMENTARY: What Greed Hath Joined Together
By Dale Hanson Bourke — February 17, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (Dale Hanson Bourke is publisher of RNS.) (UNDATED) It might be funny if I didn’t have children who have to grow up in this world. Tuesday night’s (Feb. 15) “Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire” brought American society to a new low, offering a mix of “The Price Is Right” […]
COMMENTARY: The Latest Miserable Trend
By Dale Hanson Bourke — January 19, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (Dale Hanson Bourke is publisher of RNS.) UNDATED _ Just remember, you heard it here first. When you and your friends are chatting about how pink is”out”and green is”in,”when you are talking about being tired of Jennifer Lopez and platform shoes, when everyone is trying to prove how”with it”they are, […]
COMMENTARY: The Latest Miserable Trend
By Dale Hanson Bourke — January 19, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (Dale Hanson Bourke is publisher of RNS.) UNDATED _ Just remember, you heard it here first. When you and your friends are chatting about how pink is”out”and green is”in,”when you are talking about being tired of Jennifer Lopez and platform shoes, when everyone is trying to prove how”with it”they are, […]
COMMENTARY: Binge Drinking is Endangering All College Students
By Dale Hanson Bourke — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Last month a young man with a world of promise was killed in my town. He was not in a high-crime area; in fact, he was on the campus of one of the country’s most selective private universities. He was not murdered with a knife or a gun. Although […]
COMMENTARY: Focusing Our Attention on Teens
By Dale Hanson Bourke — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (Dale Hanson Bourke is the mother of two sons and publisher of RNS.) “… for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” If yesterday’s (May 2) White House conference on teenagers had a theme, it might have been this ancient biblical text. All the modern problems of drugs, […]
COMMENTARY: God’s Fair Share
By Dale Hanson Bourke — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (Dale Hanson Bourke is the mother of two sons and the author of five books.) (UNDATED) By my conservative estimate, there are at least a thousand reasons a day not to think about God. I come to this conclusion after a bout of self-reflection; a time of realigning my priorities […]
COMMENTARY: Let the Christmas Card Rush Begin
By Dale Hanson Bourke — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (Dale Hanson Bourke is the mother of two sons and the author of five books.) (UNDATED) In about a week, the first pangs of guilt will strike. They will be brought on by a Christmas card with an embossed return address, a perfect studio photo and a lovely letter detailing […]
COMMENTARY: Water, Water Everywhere…
By Dale Hanson Bourke — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (Dale Hanson Bourke is the author of five books and a member of the board of World Vision International.) On hot summer days most American children head for the water. They dive into swimming pools, run through sprinklers and squirt each other with ever more sophisticated water guns. They guzzle […]
COMMENTARY: It’s Time for Grace
By Dale Hanson Bourke — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (Dale Hanson Bourke is the mother of two sons and the author of five books.) (UNDATED) Over the past week we have heard from just about every political pundit, legal scholar and person who has ever had a thought about an election. Although many are introduced as independent, it is […]
COMMENTARY: Overcoming Our Prejudice
By Dale Hanson Bourke — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (Dale Hanson Bourke is the author of five books and mother of two sons.) (UNDATED) Over the past few weeks we have all read news reports and commentaries about the Mideast crisis. Sadly, a number of these accounts include loaded words and misrepresentations. Our country has had a long and […]
COMMENTARY: Who Are the Bad Guys?
By Dale Hanson Bourke — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (Dale Hanson Bourke is the mother of two sons and the author of five books.) (UNDATED) Two international issues were the dominant news items this week: The conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians and the relatively peaceful overthrow of the Milosevic regime in Serbia. The two items seemed to have […]
COMMENTARY: Where, Oh Where, Has My Little Boy Gone?
By Dale Hanson Bourke — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (Dale Hanson Bourke is the author of five books and mother of two sons.) (UNDATED) This year I’m shopping for back-to-school clothes in the men’s department. Last year I was still happily matching plaids in the boy’s area, knowing the numbers on the clothes were getting higher, but thinking I […]
COMMENTARY: Steroids on the Playground?
By Dale Hanson Bourke — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (Dale Hanson Bourke is the mother of two teen-age sons and the author of five books.) (UNDATED) The Olympic Games offer us a chance to witness how years of training, practicing, sweating and persevering can mold an individual into a champion athlete. At best, they inspire us and our children […]
COMMENTARY: Grace Happens
By Dale Hanson Bourke — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service (Dale Hanson Bourke is the author of five books and mother of two sons.) (UNDATED) We huddled together in the hallway outside Room 202, furtively looking at one another, impatiently waiting for the door to open. Some leaned against the institutional green walls, others read their newspaper. As more and […]
