by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 23, 2011 | Opinion
I have often heard folks describe some very difficult enterprise by saying “it’s like pulling teeth.” I have, in fact, used the expression myself. But I’m not sure I had really understood how hard pulling teeth can be. Baby teeth don’t...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 21, 2011 | Opinion
So, who wants to live a long life? Most of us would probably count ourselves in that number, and Sunday’s Parade magazine included an article that was bound to draw our attention: “The Secrets to a Long Life.” The article was apparently written with...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 18, 2011 | Opinion
I don’t always give careful attention to Christian Reflection, a journal produced by Baylor University’s Center for Christian Ethics — some days I’m just not that reflective, or the topic explored in that particular issue doesn’t grab me....
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 16, 2011 | Opinion
I often describe myself as a “word man” — reading and writing, listening and speaking are all important to me, and all of them require words. Doing them well, I think, requires an adequate vocabulary and a reasonable facility in using words properly....
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 16, 2011 | Opinion
“Septuagint Day” was Feb. 8, as declared by the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies. Only a tiny fraction of the population has any clue what the Septuagint is, but we need to change that. The Septuagint is an early Greek...
