by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 19, 2012 | Opinion
This posting is a day later than usual, largely because I accomplished the goal I’d mentioned in the last — to slow down for a while during a weekend visit to the mountains. That also means I’m still in a bit of a slowdown mode, finding myself...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 15, 2012 | Opinion
When I first spied this eye-popping orange-red dragonfly, it was buzzing around a jungle-lush courtyard pool at a home being built for retired pastors in Cuba. When residents arrive, they’ll be able to rock away the hours while keeping an eye on fish in the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 13, 2012 | Opinion
Sermons come in as many colors and flavors as the ethnic backgrounds, various theologies, and personal proclivities of the preachers. The pulpit can be a lifespring of love and grace, affirmation and encouragement — or it can be a spewing sewer of bigotry and...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 11, 2012 | Opinion
Glenn JonasWhen the Baptist History and Heritage Society met in Raleigh June 7-9, the official topic was “Baptists and Theology.” Through three keynote addresses and a variety of breakout sessions, both historians and theologians addressed the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 8, 2012 | Opinion
(Written May 31 from Santiago de Cuba, with a 12-person team sponsored by Woodhaven Baptist Church in Apex, working through North Carolina Baptist Men’s partnership with the Eastern Baptist Convention of Cuba.) Baseball players excepted, things rarely move fast...
