Do Teenage Criminals Deserve Life Without Parole?

by | Nov 18, 2009 | Opinion

The execution of the Washington area sniper, John Allen Muhammad, on Nov. 10 was attended by the families of Muhammad’s apparently random victims. As scholars and theologians continue to examine the moral, religious and societal implications of capital...

Motivated By Guilt: Can We Move Past This Step?

by | Nov 4, 2009 | Opinion

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about Johannes Tetzel. Tetzel, you’ll likely recall from 10th-grade world history, was the one who allegedly set off the young monk-turned-professor Martin Luther into a theses-penning frenzy. Tetzel’s crime? Offering...

Seems Fishy: Do Snarky Tweets Befit Baptist Editor?

by | Oct 14, 2009 | Opinion

A week ago my wife and I decided to join her family at the North Georgia State Fair. With a looming vacation to Disney World next week, it seemed like a reasonable litmus test of our 4-year-old’s patience and willingness to ride the rides. Somewhere between my...

Real, Virtual Icons Can Lead to Inspiration or Apathy

by | Oct 8, 2009 | Opinion

We were standing in the middle of the Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria. A bright high-school senior from our church was walking around the cathedral in hushed reverence, gazing upward at the towering depictions of St. Cyril and St. Methodius who brought the Bible...