by Chuck Warnock | Sep 29, 2011 | Opinion
The recent film “Divided” has attracted national media attention for its critique of age-based church ministries, targeting youth ministry in particular. But despite the film’s message that families should be more involved in faith development in...
by Chuck Warnock | Aug 16, 2011 | Opinion
While many individuals are held in high esteem in our denomination, Southern Baptists have only one saint and her name is Lottie Moon. Of course, we don’t refer to her as “Saint Lottie,” but the legend that has arisen around her life story qualifies...
by Chuck Warnock | Aug 10, 2011 | Opinion
The strange case of Warren Jeffs, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints’ leader, ended Aug. 4 in Jeffs’ conviction for child rape. We wonder how it is possible in the 21st century for hundreds of men and women to be deluded by...
by Chuck Warnock | Jul 12, 2011 | Opinion
I was recently talking to a friend, Jim Stovall, who teaches journalism at the University of Tennessee and is a pioneer in developing and teaching web journalism. In our conversation about how the internet is changing newspapers and journalism, Jim said: “I tell...
by Chuck Warnock | Jul 4, 2011 | Opinion
While total estimated charitable giving edged up by 3.8 percent compared to 2009, gifts to churches and religious organizations actually declined when adjusted for inflation. Philanthropy toward other human services groups, like those that sought funds for the Haiti...
