by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 26, 2007 | Opinion
Have you ever sat in worship, “up close and personal,” with people who are very different than you — at least in the obvious ways? Try it, and you’ll discover that it adds a totally different dynamic to being church.My wife Jan (who writes a...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 22, 2007 | Opinion
Oh, the pain of it all. Could I find myself pulling for Junior?Some readers will immediately recognize my dilemma as NASCAR related. Others might need a bit of interpretation.I’m a so-so fan of the so-called “stock car” racing series, in which race...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 19, 2007 | Opinion
The next time you’re in a public restroom, look around — someone may be watching, and not just for foot tapping in the stalls. A recent study reports something we instinctively know: women are more likely than men to wash their hands before leaving the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 17, 2007 | Opinion
After weeks of functioning beautifully, my blog disappeared from cyberspace last Friday. It was still there, but invisible, caught between servers in some sort of redirect loop that I (obviously) don’t fully understand. Fortunately, my friend George Frink does...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 12, 2007 | Opinion
Here’s a newsy update on the increasingly strained relationship between Woman’s Missionary Union of North Carolina (WMU-NC) and the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (BSC), a matter that WMU supporters across the country are watching...