by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 12, 2016 | Opinion
Prophetic words are needed, but not always welcome, especially when the prophets are among us, or when their words hit too close to home. It was Jesus who said “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet’s hometown” (Luke 4:24, compare Mark 6:4 and...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 4, 2016 | Opinion
A weekend in the mountains is almost always good for the soul, especially when one is healthy enough — and the weather is nice enough — for hiking random trails, especially those that aren’t so well known. While mountain trails often open up to...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 23, 2016 | Opinion
March 18 was a happy day in Raleigh, as about 900 smiling North Carolina Cooperative Baptists gathered for a full day of worship, learning, business, and joyful fellowship at Hayes Barton Baptist Church. Participants had more than 60 workshops on a variety of topics...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 13, 2016 | Opinion
Her material legacy is small — an oval-shaped semi-precious stone less than an inch across, engraved with 12 ancient Hebrew letters — but it speaks volumes. It speaks so loudly because the 12 letters — written backwards so they would make a positive...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 9, 2016 | Opinion
FALLS CHURCH, VA – Both good news and troublesome tensions were in the air as members of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Executive Committee gathered for their annual spring meeting in Falls Church March 6-9. In his annual report to the committee, General Secretary...
