by Mark McEntire | Dec 8, 2005 | Opinion
In “Safe at Home: A Memoir of God, Baseball, and Family,” Marc A. Jolley presents a highly personal account of his life as it has revolved around these three poles. The book is a new addition to the “Sports and Religion” Series begun by Mercer...
by Mark McEntire | Sep 6, 2005 | Opinion
On the insert of Kate Campbell’s new album, Blues and Lamentations, the lyrics and other written information are arranged in a pattern that reminds me of a labyrinth, or at least half of one. Labyrinths became tools for spiritual exploration in the Christian...
by Mark McEntire | Feb 2, 2005 | Opinion
As the emotions from the 2004 election recede, it is time to contemplate its meaning. There is a multitude of exit poll data to examine, but here is a set of numbers that caught my eye. –Persons who say they attend church more than weekly: Bush 64 percent, Kerry...
by Mark McEntire | Jan 20, 2005 | Opinion
On an unseasonably warm Wednesday evening in mid-January, I set out for the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville to see a program featuring Donald Miller, author of a popular book called “Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality.” As I...
by Mark McEntire | Dec 6, 2004 | Opinion
Because I am in the process of producing a manuscript about the use of the Old Testament in popular music, Michael J. Gilmour’s Tangled Up in the Bible: Bob Dylan & Scripture caught my eye when I saw it in a publisher’s display at a recent professional...
