by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 10, 2007 | Opinion
In a previous post, I expressed mild astonishment that some very conservative Baptists have embraced the moderate use of alcohol, at least while evangelizing in bars and taverns.I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised. Back in the nineteenth century, whiskey...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 5, 2007 | Opinion
Readers with even a passing interest in the biblical world will be interested to learn that the first archaeological evidence of bee-farming in the “land of milk and honey” has come to light through excavations at Tell Rehov, in the Beit She’an...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 2, 2007 | Opinion
Let me begin with a disclaimer: I despise beer, and for a number of reasons, beginning with the fact that our daughter Bethany was killed by a beer-swilling drunken driver. Other innocent people die every day from the same cause. As a boy, I saw what havoc my great...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 29, 2007 | Opinion
A recent article posted at Associated Baptist Press documents a trend that folks in seminaries and divinity schools have been noticing for some time: the number of students who want to do ministry is rising, but the number who aspire to be pastors is falling.At...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 27, 2007 | Opinion
August 27 marks the first day of class for many students across the Southeast. It’s not a major day for our family, because Samuel attends a public year-round school (our choice), and started his school year back in July. Southeastern Baptist Theological...
