Honoring the Past with Commitment to the Future

by | Jun 29, 2006 | Opinion

What a difference a year makes! What a difference many of you have made for me over the past year. I have gone from no hair to hair, from no weight to the weight room, from a lot of memory holes to a lot fewer memory holes. And perhaps I’ve gone from cautious...

Gore Speaks about Clergy, Politics

by | Jun 27, 2006 | Opinion

Evangelical clergy are breaking with the Bush-Cheney view on global warming, said Al Gore in response to a question on Friday from EthicsDaily.com. “Eighty-five conservative evangelical ministers joined as a group to publicly break with Bush and Cheney on the...

Reading the Green Bible

by | Jun 16, 2006 | Opinion

The Bible is God’s green book, staking out the divine imperative for earth care. Even the red-lettered Bible, the one that has what Jesus said in red letters, is really a green Bible. In fact, Jesus’ Great Commandment (Matt. 22:37-40) has green all over...

Are Public School Teachers Missionaries?

by | Jun 7, 2006 | Opinion

Public school teachers are missionaries, according to Southern Baptists. An anti-public school resolution under consideration at the 2006 Southern Baptist Convention concludes, “This resolution should be construed to encourage adult believers who are truly...