by Mike Parnell | Jun 24, 2011 | Opinion
Can a movie take the mythology of a character and hit the right notes but still make a bad movie? Yes. Witness “Green Lantern.” Based on the D.C. comic book, “Green Lantern” features Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds), hotshot test pilot and all-around...
by Larry Greenfield | Jun 24, 2011 | Opinion
Given the sex scandals that seem to plague American political life – to say nothing about the preoccupation with sex in American popular culture – who would be surprised if most Americans would think the Apostle Paul was referring to sex when he crusaded against...
by James L. Evans | Jun 24, 2011 | Opinion
A universal human tragedy is being played out on a tiny stage in the Middle East. The war between Israel and the Palestinians is more than just a regional dispute. The conflict is part of our ongoing inability as members of the human community to live together in...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 24, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce Convention hotels always have ballrooms. They are familiar destinations for over-priced banquets with rubberized chicken. However, the ballrooms of the Marriott Waterside in Tampa this week are hosting, well, ballroom dancing. In fact, it is a...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 24, 2011 | Opinion
A belief in missions, including holistic social ministries as well as evangelism, has been at the heart of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship from its inception. In CBF’s early years, the mission program grew annually as more and more fully funded missionaries...
by Mark Woods | Jun 23, 2011 | Opinion
It’s true if we’re honest: Baptists can get a bit complacent over the fact that we have not suffered the precipitous decline of other denominations. Perhaps, our thinking goes, it’s because there’s something in the nature of our structures that...
