by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 4, 2009 | Opinion
My friend David Stratton (who blogs occasionally at Dave’s Deliberations) recently sent me the link to this post, which describes a man who is convinced he is the embodiment of Christ’s second coming. The would-be Jesus claims 5,000 disciples who have left...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 3, 2009 | Opinion
So what would you do? Laura Dekker, a 13-year-old girl who lives in the sea-loving Netherlands, wants to take out her 26-foot boat, The Guppy, and sail around the world, according to the Associated Press. All by her lonesome. Laura comes by her wanderlust naturally:...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 2, 2009 | Opinion
Reflections on My Call to Preach: Connecting the Dots: Fred Brenning Craddock (Chalice Press, 2009) 117 pp., $19.99. Reading Fred Craddockâs Reflections on My Call to Preach is like listening to one of his sermons: the reader/listener is thoroughly engaged by...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 31, 2009 | Opinion
Last week I had a chance to visit Oak Ranch, a 755 acre residential facility operated by North Carolina Baptist Children’s Homes (BCH). We’ll have a feature on Oak Ranch in the North Carolina edition of the October Baptists Today.Oak Ranch, located on the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 28, 2009 | Opinion
About a week ago, I got to serve as chief cook and bottle washer for a poverty immersion experience that my wife Jan led in downtown Raleigh. One of the activities involves a meal at which participants draw popsicle sticks to be assigned to a country, and are served a...
