by Gary Farley | Aug 17, 2004 | Opinion
The heritage of the Christian religion in the rural South is tied to revival meetings. More than two centuries have passed since the great revival which broke out in the Cane Ridge meetinghouse near Paris, Ky. Thousands professed religion there as ministers denounced...
by Gary Farley | Jul 22, 2004 | Opinion
Thousands of Baptists will travel this summer to a distant location to share the gospel. For some it will be a trip across their state, others will travel to another part of our nation, and still others will make a mission trip to another nation. Most will travel as...
by Gary Farley | Jun 24, 2004 | Opinion
While the Southern Baptist Convention deliberated the great moral and theological issues of the day at the annual meeting in Indianapolis, folks at the grassroots continued their everyday work of giving expression to the Kingdom of God. The WMU of this Baptist...
by Gary Farley | Jun 18, 2004 | Opinion
Baptist Press this week reported on a celebration by the leaders who launched the revolution that altered the course of the Southern Baptist Convention 25 years ago. Neglecting the facts that the membership growth of the convention has slowed since then, that the...
by Gary Farley | May 26, 2004 | Opinion
Over the past decade many rural hospitals have had to close their doors. Reasons cited have included the lack of physicians serving rural communities, high costs of providing care, lower rates of Medicare reimbursement for rural hospitals, issues with Medicaid, cut...
