by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 6, 2012 | Opinion
Rio de Janiero has its iconic 120-foot-tall Jesus looking over the city; Santiago has his mother. Atop Cerro San Cristobal, a healthy 45-minute uphill hike behind the hotel where the Baptist World Alliance is meeting, a 66-foot-tall statue of the Virgin Mary looks out...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 4, 2012 | Opinion
OK, I admit it: I played hooky from the Baptist World Alliance meetings on Wednesday. I skipped the half-hour 8:00 a.m. worship time, bypassed a Theological Education and Leadership Commission meeting (I’ll be at the others), and didn’t get back in time...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 4, 2012 | Opinion
Tuesday at the Baptist World Alliance annual gathering, meeting in Santiago Chile this year, was given over to an opening worship service, a fine buffet lunch, and meetings upon meetings upon meetings. The BWA includes a number of organizational committees...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 3, 2012 | Opinion
The 2012 General Assembly of the Baptist World Alliance got underway Monday in Santiago Chile. Santiago is surrounded by mountains, which for the most part have remained hidden by clouds. Monday’s meetings included preliminary committee meetings, a forum on...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 2, 2012 | Opinion
Santiago, Chile could use a small dose of the heat wave blanketing the U.S. these days. The nearly 300 folks attending this week’s annual gathering of the Baptist World Alliance had to pack coats, because it’s the dead of winter here. Not that the...
