by Ron Crawford | Mar 21, 2011 | Opinion
Usually, I pay my respect to those with experience. I value the experience of others who are skilled, accomplished, knowledgeable and who simply have done it. Yet, there are times when experience is monumentally unhelpful. I have recognized this truth when a church...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 19, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce All around Macon, Ga., the abundant cherry blossoms have returned in their full glory. So have the tree gawkers from near and far. So has the annual festival. Once again pink-wearing old people will return to Third Street Park and stand in long lines in...
by James L. Evans | Mar 18, 2011 | Opinion
The Psalmist declares, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.” However, a group of evangelicals known as the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation seems to take issue with that notion. According to Alliance spokesman, E....
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Mar 18, 2011 | Opinion
The Kansas House Appropriation Committee debated on March 15 if the population of 500 wild hogs should be controlled by using gunmen in helicopters. During the debate, state Rep. Virgil Peck Jr. (R-Tyro) said, “If shooting these immigrating feral hogs works,...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 18, 2011 | Opinion
… do they think I am? It wasn’t enough that for years I’ve received near-weekly emails from “Sister Beatrice” in India or “the honorable” something-or-other in the Republic of Congo, claiming they have millions of dollars and...
by Trey Lyon | Mar 17, 2011 | Opinion
Belief in an afterlife – and the summary belief that eternity can be one of either eternal reward or punishment – is inextricably linked to historic expressions of Christianity. And as you also might have heard, rejection of the doctrine of eternal punishment – hell –...