by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 15, 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,...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 12, 2010 | Opinion
When a massive earthquake struck the nation of Chile February 27, Chilean Baptists knew what to do. A network of Baptist churches involved in social ministries (Red de Testimonio Social Bautista) had studied earthquake preparedness at a conference during the past...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 10, 2010 | Opinion
When I was a boy, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass were part of the cultural background, largely through Disney cartoons, but I don’t think I ever read either of the books (they were about a girl, after...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 8, 2010 | Opinion
With our son off on a weekend snowboarding trip, Jan and I took advantage by spending Friday evening and Saturday galavanting about the Triangle, catching a couple of movies we’d wanted to see, and eating out at several establishments we’ve heard about but...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 5, 2010 | Opinion
I was a bit surprised by a recent blog at Faith and Leadership, where author/consultant Tony Robinson suggested that churches would be healthier if they stop thinking of themselves as a family. That ruffled my feathers a bit, because I’ve always thought the...
