by James L. Evans | Jan 21, 2008 | Opinion
In his elegant little book, “Finally Comes the Poet,” Walter Brueggemann writes that the task of the preacher is to be “a voice that shatters settled reality and evokes new possibilities.” If he is right about that, then no preacher in the last...
by James L. Evans | Jan 17, 2008 | Opinion
Amidst the intense campaigning for the presidency of the United States, there is a smaller yet significant campaign of another type taking shape–the campaign for president of the Southern Baptist Convention. The SBC meets annually in convention in different...
by James L. Evans | Jan 11, 2008 | Opinion
Over the holidays my wife and I enjoyed watching the movie classic “The Bells of St. Mary’s.” It’s not really a Christmas movie, but it has all the themes of faith and grace that we celebrate during the season, and the story has a nice holiday...
by James L. Evans | Jan 4, 2008 | Opinion
I don’t do New Year’s resolutions anymore. However, I do have a few New Year’s hopes and wishes. For instance, I hope that some time in the coming year we can find a way to get our troops out of Iraq. They should never have been sent there in the...
by James L. Evans | Dec 27, 2007 | Opinion
The holiday season from Thanksgiving to Christmas is the most intensely charitable time of the whole year. Church and civic groups gather clothes, food, and toys for needy families. Volunteers make their way to homeless shelters and soup kitchens. Busy shoppers...
