by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 23, 2010 | Opinion
I’ve known for some time that America is far from being a religiously devoted nation, but I didn’t realize the population had become so religiously ignorant until I scanned a recent study made public by the Barna Group. According to their research, just...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 22, 2010 | Opinion
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina (CBFNC) celebrated its sixteenth year March 19-20 by affirming core partnerships, approving a record budget, and looking to a hopeful future. More than 950 persons packed the ornate, historic sanctuary of First...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 19, 2010 | Opinion
Egypt’s council on antiquities has announced the discovery of a huge statue of the Egyptian god Thoth as workers lowered the groundwater around Luxor to preserve the ancient site where pharaohs lived and were buried. The colossal artifact, now in four pieces,...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 17, 2010 | Opinion
Words have been flying hot and heavy in the land of Southern Baptists since an appointed “Great Commission Resurgence Task Force” (GCRTF) gave a list of recommendations to the SBC executive committee on Feb. 22. When I summarized their six...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 16, 2010 | Opinion
I was a bit surprised by a blog at Faith and Leadership, where author and consultant Tony Robinson suggested that churches would be healthier if they stopped thinking of themselves as a family. That ruffled my feathers a bit because I’ve always thought the...
