by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 10, 2009 | Opinion
I was raised to respect my elders in a way that went beyond saying “sir” and “ma’am” when addressing someone older than me. As I’ve grown closer to elderhood myself, I’ve learned to recognize that age doesn’t always...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 7, 2009 | Opinion
Everyone who spends money makes choices about how to spend it. Whether we have an official budget or not, our spending choices say something about our priorities.In North Carolina, where the legislature finally approved a long-overdue budget bill this week, at least...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 5, 2009 | Opinion
I was raised to respect my elders in a way that went beyond saying “sir” and “ma’am” when addressing someone older than me. As I’ve grown close to elderhood myself, I’ve learned to recognize that age doesn’t always bring...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 3, 2009 | Opinion
One of the best things about attending each year’s annual gathering of the Baptist World Alliance is that I get to spend a little time with Eddie Enim, an impressive pastor-leader who lives near the coast of southern Ghana.I first met Eddie through the BWA’s “Emerging...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 31, 2009 | Opinion
AMSTERDAM — As Baptist World Alliance representatives gathered July 30 to celebrate 400 years of Baptist life, former secretary general Denton Lotz told them that Baptists must continue the struggle for religious freedom or else become irrelevant.Meeting in the...
