by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 14, 2011 | Opinion
I noticed today, when switching from “home” to “profile” on my Facebook page, that I had precisely 666 friends. Yikes. It’s not that I’m superstitious, or that the Apocalypse of John’s reference to 666 has anything to do with...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 11, 2011 | Opinion
Readers who would enjoy mystery thrillers while picking up biblical and cultural information from the Middle East will find an emerging series of novels by Ben and Ann Witherington to be just their cup of Turkish coffee. Ben Witherington III is an accomplished...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 9, 2011 | Opinion
There may be a few folks around who are unaware that yesterday was “Septuagint Day,” as declared by the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies. OK, so there are really only a few folks (I admit it, a very few folks) who knew it...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 7, 2011 | Opinion
It occurred to me, while working on a sermon about God’s call to Abraham, that many people I’ve talked with share a common experience: when we were younger, we were told — as if it was an assured truth — that God had a perfect plan for our...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 4, 2011 | Opinion
A small spot on the local news drew my attention to “Frugal February,” something of a halting movement that seems to be supported mainly by a few bloggers and a Facebook page. The notion is that, during February (probably chosen because it’s the...
