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The Persistent Plague of Preaching
Plagiarism. There goes that word again. Plagiarism is the persistent plague of preaching, and the summer of 2003 is no exception. A prominent Disciples of Christ minister in Washington, D.C., has just gone through the...
Enough Is Enough
The outgoing president of a state university in the South was in the news of late. According to newspapers, his annual salary was $365,000, the second-highest in the nation for a university president. That's more than...
Good News For American Workers
For too long, church folk have limited the gospel in the workplace to personal evangelism, chaplaincy and counseling. These aren't just good; they are great. But what about ethics? Our faith should inform our daily...
Is U.S. ‘Purveyor of Violence’?
The United States has given the world the gift of noble concepts like democracy, and it has the potential to be a light to a hurting world. While appreciating what this country offers the rest of humanity, I refuse to...
Officials Deny Rumor That SBC Leader Might Join Baylor Board
Officials are strongly denying that former Southern Baptist Convention president Ed Young is being discussed as a prospective member of Baylor University's board of regents. "I have never heard Ed Young's name...
Magazines Profile President’s Faith
President George W. Bush reads the Bible every morning, along with devotionals written by Charles Stanley, according to an article in the upcoming issue of Ladies' Home Journal. Former Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan...
Peacemaking And Storytelling
The seventh book of the Bible is called "Judges." The title refers to the succession of military leaders who arise to deliver Israel from oppression. The exploits of Samson and, to a lesser extent, Gideon have found a...
Parents Group Ranks Best, Worst TV Shows
"Touched By An Angel" was the best primetime broadcast TV show last season, while "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" was the worst, according to annual rankings by the Parents Television Council. CBS' "Touched By An...
‘Open Range’
Kevin Costner's career has had some low points in recent years. In fact, since his Oscar-winning directorial debut with "Dances With Wolves," many have criticized him for making one bad film after another. "Open Range"...
‘The Legend of Johnny Lingo’
"There's a treasure hidden deep within everyone," says the title character in "The Legend of Johnny Lingo." "The adventure is to discover it." There are treasures hidden deep within Hollywood, too, and sometimes the...
Who Owns The Ten Commandments?
One of the more curious features of the Ten Commandment controversy is the discovery that Chief Justice Roy Moore has a copyright on the monument. The copyright symbol is not readily visible. You have to walk to the...
Retired Lawyer Develops Business Combining E-mail and Scripture Verses
Retired attorney Bob Broxton believed e-mail could be about more than technology. He believed it could also be about God's word. That's why he created ScriptureMail. The new business allows people to create e-mail...
Cooperation or Kickbacks? LifeWay ‘Partners’ With State Conventions
LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, with $412 million in annual product sales, provides $3.6 million a year for "cooperative work" with Baptist state conventions, according to the most...
Falwell Calls Church-State Separation a ‘Shadowy Phrase’
A Southern Baptist leader is portraying the separation of church and state as a "shadowy phrase." In his newsletter last week, Jerry Falwell defended Alabama's chief justice, Roy Moore, for refusing to obey a federal...
Pressure Mounts on Baylor President
Problems continue to mount for Baylor University President Robert Sloan, attempting to deal with death and scandal in the school's basketball program, along with a faculty and trustee board already divided over his...
Proceed With Caution!
A Massachusetts woman whose 15-year-old son was left comatose by a hit-and-run driver had to be physically removed from the courtroom after launching into a tirade against the man accused of the crime. He allegedly...
Alabama Editorials Criticize Moore
Alabama newspaper editorials have consistently criticized Judge Roy Moore, despite his high poll ratings. Thursday's Mobile Register blamed Moore for "creating an otherwise avoidable circus." The editorial said that...
The Religious Education of Adults
Stand back! The Religious Education of Adults, by authors Leon McKenzie and R. Michael Harton, takes aim, shoots straight, and assigns blame for substandard religious education practice in the church. What's an...
Fears About School Safety Decline
Parents are less fearful about their children's safety at school this fall than at any time in the last three years, according to a Gallup Poll released Wednesday. In another survey, however, school safety officers say...
Land ‘troubled’ by Moore’s defiance of federal court ruling
In his first public comments on the plight of Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, Richard Land said Aug. 18 he is troubled by the Southern Baptist judge's open defiance of a federal court ruling. Land, president of the...
Roy Moore Is No Martin Luther King
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is no Martin Luther King, Jr. Efforts to portray the religious right's agenda on the Ten Commandments as a kin to the civil rights movement cheapens King's legacy and veils a...