by Joel Snider | Sep 10, 2013 | Opinion
In “Sighing for Eden,” William Willimon tells a story about a young man riding his bike who was forced off the road and into a ditch by a passing car. What disturbed the bike rider most was not the actions of the driver, but his personal feelings...
by Joel Snider | Jul 3, 2013 | Opinion
In my previous post, I quoted Amos Wilder’s observation that “the language of a people is its fate.” What we say and how we say it shapes our lives. That column looked at the growing acceptance on profanity and the lack of civility it breeds....
by Joel Snider | Jul 2, 2013 | Opinion
“The language of a people is its fate.” So says Amos Wilder in “Early Christian Rhetoric.” This quotation has bothered me for years. Maybe, virtues determine the fate of a people. Perhaps government or economy or faith. But language? How so? In...
by Joel Snider | Feb 21, 2013 | General
A Sermon By Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga. Hebrews 10:19-25 Meditation Text: Humans are social creatures. Capable of only brief episodes of solitude, human life thrives on our social connections to each other. In fact, human life is only found...
by Joel Snider | Feb 14, 2013 | General
A Sermon By Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga. February 10, 2013 Romans 12:1-13 Morning Prayer: O God, the challenges of this world seem so great and we feel so small. Inspire in us the conviction that you go before us, that you work through us,...
