by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 1, 2009 | Opinion
Most people respond, I suspect, to ego strokes. With few exceptions, everybody wants to be somebody. We like the idea of being known and appreciated for our accomplishments in life.Fear not, fame fans, opportunities await. Hang around the Internet long enough and...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 29, 2009 | Opinion
Something there is about the soil and some seeds and some water. Something that makes things spring from the ground and grow. Something that has its roots in divinity, far beyond my poor efforts to understand.I think that’s one of the reasons I find myself more...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 26, 2009 | Opinion
Superstar singer/dancer/celebrity Michael Jackson is dead of mysterious causes at age 50. Jackson billed himself as the “King of Pop.” He was also the King of Weird and the King of Excess: the more successful he became, the stranger he became. His multiple plastic...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 24, 2009 | Opinion
Jan and I were both working in the back yard Tuesday evening when our son Samuel burst from the back door and said “Houston, we have a problem.” When asked to identify the problem, he said his friend had used the toilet and managed to stop it up. After...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 24, 2009 | Opinion
I’ve been stewing over the proposed idea that Baptists should combat falling baptism numbers, at least in part, by having more children. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president Al Mohler has long blogged concerns about the trend toward fewer children...
