by James L. Evans | Jan 30, 2009 | Opinion
We have all seen it. A football player makes a big play, scores the winning touchdown, drops to one knee and points a finger toward the heavens. What does it mean when in a moment of success a player acknowledges God in some way? Does the gesture mean that the player...
by James L. Evans | Jan 23, 2009 | Opinion
With our country in the grip of economic turmoil and at war in two different places at the same time, Barack Obama took the oath of office Tuesday and began his tenure as America’s 44th president. Now comes the “hundred day watch.” Ever since...
by James L. Evans | Jan 19, 2009 | Opinion
Prayer is not ceremonial. Prayers offered at public events like football games, graduations and presidential inaugurations are mere ceremony. They are prelude to something else that is the main event. If Jesus is right and prayer is actually a conversation we can have...
by James L. Evans | Jan 12, 2009 | Opinion
For many Christians there exists a prevailing mythology that America was established as a Christian nation. They envision the founders sitting around trying to put the language of Scripture into the framework of the Constitution. But the myth, while powerful and...
by James L. Evans | Jan 2, 2009 | Opinion
Late last month a federal judge issued a temporary order against the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles for issuing a faith-based car tag with the words “I Believe” featured prominently. The judge is of the opinion that the tag unconstitutionally...
