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‘Big Fish’ Cast, Crew Hail Power of Stories
"Big Fish" is a story about stories: their power and influence, their ability to transport listeners, their role in our lives. The film, directed by Tim Burton ("Batman," "Edward Scissorhands"), tells the story of...
Looking at Leadership
"I don't know why people don't like me. I'm not perfect. The perception that I'm perfect I think got kind of mixed up with the idea that what we're trying to teach is the best possible standard out there," Martha...
Carl F. H. Henry: Reformer, Founder, Defender
The death of Carl F. H. Henry on Dec. 7, 2003, marked the end of a chapter, but not the end of the book. The book, which could be entitled The Origins and Influence of the NeoEvangelical Movement, still is being...
Marking Time
What do a Hebrew poet, a Roman deity, and a Garth Brooks song have in common? The Hebrew poet is the writer of Ecclesiastes (also called Qoheleth). The Roman deity is Janus, the keeper of gates and doorways who is...
‘Big Fish’
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, Richard Zanuck—producer of "Jaws"—brings you "Big Fish." But this big fish is of the story-telling, not man-eating, variety. Zanuck, with producing partners...
Ethics in the News
Here are our picks for the top ethics stories of 2003, as reported by EthicsDaily.com. Iraq. The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March drew criticism across the Christian spectrum for failing the test of "just war"...
Mad Cows and the Silence of the Lambs
There was a farmer once who got into trouble with his church. The incident took place in the days when farmers milked their own cows and delivered the milk to the dairy in big tin cans. Dairies back then had to be...
German Professor Denies SBC Study Committee Account of Comment
A report of "aberrant" theology in the Baptist World Alliance by a Southern Baptist Convention study committee is false, claims the "German Baptist theologian" cited as an example of why Southern Baptists ought to pull...
‘Big Fish’ Nibbles on Father-Son Relationships
When Richard Zanuck was head of production at Twentieth Century Fox, his father, famed studio executive Darryl Zanuck, fired him. The experience soured a relationship that Richard, legendary producer of "Jaws,"...
The Environmental Year in Review
This year brought more bad news than good when it came to stories about the environment. Let's start with the good news: --A stinker of an energy bill didn't pass the Senate, falling two votes short to break a...
Redneck Liberation
"Country music really is the music of a marginalized people." "Country music can serve as a window to the working-class worldview." These are among the central claims of David Fillingim, assistant professor of religion...
Baptists and Women Deacons
Southern Baptists and women have again been in the news recently. New Southern Baptist literature, the Baptist Center for Ethics has reported, is critical of the practice of women deacons. Read that again, not the old...
Symbols of New Year Have Ancient Roots
One year is dying, and another is about to be born. A variety of symbols surround this transition, and most of them are more connected than people suppose. Father Time, with his wrinkled face and white beard, is a...
Destiny and Choice
Senior Nate Haasis' high school football career seemed destined to end in record-setting fashion this fall. In his last game of the season for Springfield Southeast High School in Illinois, he threw a 37-yard...
Movies for the Holiday Season
Movies are, for some people, as much a part of the Christmas holidays as stockings and trees. Whether it's going to the theater or popping a favorite in the home system, Christmas movies help people catch the holiday...
Christmas Prayer
Lord, first of all, thank you for the careful and creative way in which you have designed this world. You have made this planet a marvelous place, filled with life and beauty. It is a privilege to recognize that we...
Embracing Hopes and Fears at Christmas
Among all of the songs of the season, "O Little Town of Bethlehem" surely will be among the most frequently sung this weekend. The hymn may also be the one with the greatest honesty of all the tunes associated with...
Feliz Navidad
Under our Christmas trees, among the multitude of conspicuous gifts, we usually have a nativity scene. The baby Jesus rests comfortably in a crib, while angelic cows gaze upon the miracle. The proud parents (Mary and...
Peace Doesn’t Reign in Bethlehem
In popular imagination, "O Little Town of Bethlehem" conjures sentimental thoughts of a bucolic, quaint village symbolic of peace on earth and good will toward men. Palestinian Christians living today in the modern...
Feliz Navidad
Under our Christmas trees, among the multitude of conspicuous gifts, we usually have a nativity scene. The baby Jesus rests comfortably in a crib, while angelic cows gaze upon the miracle. The proud parents (Mary and...
Youth on Mission
Ten years ago the 12th Baptist Youth World Conference was held in Harare, Zimbabwe, and it had a tremendous impact on participants. Tony Campolo from the United States and Steve Chalke from the United Kingdom...