by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 8, 2014 | Opinion
More than 300 Baptists from about 60 countries have converged on the city of Izmir (ancient Smyrna) this week, carrying on the business of the Baptist World Alliance’s (BWA) annual gathering while encouraging the very few Baptists in Turkey, which has only four...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 6, 2014 | Opinion
I love this time of year: it’s hot, but that’s when the fresh vegetables and my favorite fruits start coming in. Our garden has had mixed results: the beefsteak tomatoes are huge, but the Celebrity variety never took off. The bell peppers are happy, but...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 4, 2014 | Opinion
Bible literacy may be at an all time low: surveys consistently show that many people can’t identify important Bible characters or themes, or think that people like Joan of Arc or sayings like “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy and wealthy...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 1, 2014 | Opinion
Campbell University, where I’m fortunate enough to teach in the Divinity School, has been undergoing waves of construction for several years: a new pharmacy school, a nice arena for basketball and other sports, new dorms for women and men, a football stadium, a...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 27, 2014 | Opinion
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s (CBF) General Assembly got off to a rousing start Wednesday night and continued that on Thursday and Friday with lots of emphasis on missions — and an awareness that we don’t support missions the way we used to....
