by Tony W. Cartledge | May 28, 2008 | Opinion
A decade ago, I was leaving the pastorate to become editor of the Biblical Recorder, and giving up my seat on the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina’s (BSC) General Board (now Board of Directors) in order to do so.A highlight of my truncated term on the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 26, 2008 | Opinion
Any Christian with a conscience has to ask the question every now and then: am I really serious about serving Christ by serving others? Am I afraid even to “talk the talk,” for fear I’ll be reminded that I’m not walking the walk?I was reminded...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 23, 2008 | Opinion
A new women’s ministry in North Carolina will be called “Embrace,” according to a report in the Biblical Recorder. Leaders of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (BSCNC) moved to create the new women-focused ministry arm in response to...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 21, 2008 | Opinion
Even my aches have aches.It was a great relief to finish the academic year at Campbell University Divinity School, with the major downside being all the homework — as in work on our home — that awaited me when classes ended.One of several overdue projects...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 19, 2008 | Opinion
I was delighted to see a nice spread in the Sunday News & Observer highlighting the work of author/professor/quiet crusader Tim Tyson.I first became aware of Tyson’s work when I read his powerful Blood Done Sign My Name, a book that combined history with...
