by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 29, 2012 | Opinion
I generally avoid promoting my own books, but I can’t help but mention one that has my name on it, because it’s not the only name. I’m just the co-writer, the style man, the interviewerer-story teller, the shape-it-up guy. The story is all Bob...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 27, 2012 | Opinion
It’s a known fact that I’m a big fan of figs: few things are better straight from the tree, and this year my tree (really more of a bush) is loaded. Squash in the foreground, hungry holly to the rightThe tree is an offshoot from a turkey fig growing near...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 25, 2012 | Opinion
Perhaps you’ve heard the biblical expression that one should “test the spirits” (1 John 4:1) as a way of weeding out false prophets. Have you considered weighing the spirit? In today’s News & Observer, columnist John Shaffer reports that...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 22, 2012 | Opinion
Retiring executive coordinator Daniel Vestal leads a prayer of commissioning for new field personnel and their supporters..More than 1,600 supporters of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) gathered in Fort Worth, Texas, this week for the organization’s...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 21, 2012 | Opinion
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) 2012 General Assembly got underway June 20 with auxiliary meetings and a smoothly joyful “Evening of Music and Celebration” in honor of Dan and Earline Vestal, held at the historic Broadway Baptist Church. Chinese...
