by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 6, 2008 | Opinion
Woman’s Missionary Union of North Carolina (WMU-NC) gathered for “Missions Extravaganza” April 4-6, its first meeting since the group was required to give up its office space and all Baptist State Convention (BSC) support in order to retain its autonomy.Former...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 4, 2008 | Opinion
Baptists Today honored founding editor Walker Knight at its annual “Judson-Rice Award” banquet April 3 in Atlanta.As Southern Baptist conflict bloomed in the early 1980s, Knight left a secure position at the Home Mission Board (HMB, now North American...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 2, 2008 | Opinion
Campbell University Divinity School will soon bid farewell to two fine professors: preaching professor Roy E. De Brand will retire at the end of the year, and theologian Steven R. Harmon will be taking a new position in Samford University’s Beeson Divinity...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 31, 2008 | Opinion
Today the North Carolina “Education” Lottery marks its second anniversary by adding yet another twist to the arm of its poorest and most easily suckered residents. Additional “Pick 3″ drawings will target the lottery’s steadiest...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 28, 2008 | Opinion
Leaders and planners of the New Baptist Covenant celebration held Jan. 31-Feb. 2 recently announced that another large event will be held in 2011, “in the historic Baptist pattern of triennial meetings.”Historic is right — as in way back in the early...
