Praying for voters

Planners of the New Baptist Covenant celebration have worked hard to downplay any political aspects of the meeting, though they have constantly been accused of having a political agenda. It hasn’t helped that presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and Senator Lindsey...

Labyrinthine, sartorial hallways

I don’t get to use these words often, so I’ll do it while I have the chance … the hallways of the Georgia World Congress Center’s three interconnected buildings are not so labyrinthine as they are long, and the place is organized so that you not only have to go around...

WMU-NC settles on a site

While thousands of National Baptists are gathering in Atlanta today, and thousands more are planning to join them for the New Baptist Celebration beginning Wednesday, an old friend has found new lodgings.Woman’s Missionary Union of North Carolina (WMU-NC) will soon...

Out-of-this-world expectations surpassed

With the global economy struggling, political candidates wrangling, and an unhappy war muddling along with no end in sight, we have to celebrate successes where we can find them. That’s one of the reasons I have home pages for the Mars Exploration Rover mission,...

Another good label lost

Thirty years ago, most Baptists who would today be labeled as “moderates” considered themselves to be conservative in most matters. They tried to follow the teachings of Christ, believed the Bible was inspired by God, gladly shared their faith, and held...