by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 2, 2014 | Opinion
I spent part of last Friday afternoon in prison — not being fingerprinted or “scared straight,” but hanging out with Terri Stratton, the first female senior staff chaplain in the 130-year history of North Carolina’s Central Prison. Central...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 29, 2014 | Opinion
For folks who rarely see a good snow, a few inches of powder that doesn’t melt upon contact can make for exciting times. Local TV stations pre-empt scheduled programming for round-the-clock reports of traffic conditions while shivering reporters stand at empty...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 27, 2014 | Opinion
February is approaching, and with it the Martha Stearns Marshall Month of Preaching, when churches are encouraged to invite a woman to preach at some point (or more than one point) during the month. Those brave (and smart) churches that alreay have a woman pastor are...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 23, 2014 | Opinion
The church never had a better friend than Robert Stewart. Baptists, either, for that matter. Rev. Stewart, who succumbed to cancer on Jan. 20, began his life’s journey in a town with the delightful name of Walhalla, South Carolina, and he proceeded to spread...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 20, 2014 | Opinion
Observing the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. has become iconic on our calendars, though for many it marks more of a free weekend for skiing or traveling than for remembering the Civil Rights pioneer. The MLK memorial in Washington, DC.For many people — and...
