by Tony W. Cartledge | May 19, 2011 | Opinion
Long trips, whether for leisure, work, or a study tour, all begin with getting there. A group of 31 students, alumni, family members and friends of Campbell University Divinity School began a 12-day tour of Israel and Jordan May 18. We range in age from fresh out of...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 18, 2011 | Opinion
I’ll be ready and waiting on May 21, when radio preacher Harold Camping believes judgment day is coming. I’m not at all surprised when folks like him come up with a new date for the rapture, even though Jesus pointedly said that even he didn’t know...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 13, 2011 | Opinion
Last night I attended a performance of the musical Hair: the American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, which I had not seen before. I became familiar with the music when it first came out — or at least with the tamer songs like “Aquarius,”...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 11, 2011 | Opinion
Do you like routines? I don’t like the thought of being a slave to the same old same old, but there is something comforting about knowing what will happen and when it will happen. Sunday comes around week after week, for example, and we know there will be...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 9, 2011 | Opinion
OK, so I begin with an unabashed grin … I got to meet Bernadette Peters on Saturday night, and I was thrilled. I’ve been a big fan of hers for nearly 30 years, I have all of her records, I’ve seen several of her Broadway musicals, and I have...
