by Rod Benson | Feb 18, 2011 | Opinion
Two related events in recent days have done more to lower my opinion of prominent politicians and galvanize my support for public policy reform in Australia than anything else in 2011. The first was the opposition party’s response to a decision by the...
by Colin Harris | Feb 17, 2011 | Opinion
Presidents Day is a bit overshadowed by the marketing hype showered on St. Valentine, but it is a good time to reflect gratefully on those who have served in that office. Sure, they enjoy power, prestige, perks and an obvious place in history. But there is also...
by Mark Woods | Feb 17, 2011 | Opinion
The number of members in our Baptist churches in Great Britain is down, but not by much. The number of baptisms is down, too, by rather more proportionately, but again not by much. Figures for children and young people, on the other hand, are up, so that’s good...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 16, 2011 | Opinion
I often describe myself as a “word man” — reading and writing, listening and speaking are all important to me, and all of them require words. Doing them well, I think, requires an adequate vocabulary and a reasonable facility in using words properly....
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 16, 2011 | Opinion
“Septuagint Day” was Feb. 8, as declared by the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies. Only a tiny fraction of the population has any clue what the Septuagint is, but we need to change that. The Septuagint is an early Greek...
by Ircel Harrison | Feb 16, 2011 | Opinion
When I was a young seminary student just out of the military, I was befriended by my next-door neighbor in seminary housing. He was in his early 50s with grown children. After serving as a lay leader in churches for a number of years, he had been ordained to the...
