by John D. Pierce | Feb 15, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce Henry Van Ness Boynton was mentioned in an article that my friend, colleague and Civil War historian Bruce Gourley sent to me last evening. That name rang a bell in my mind and heart. Boynton, according to an essay by Timothy B. Smith (in the The...
by Monty Self | Feb 15, 2011 | Opinion
Every week we hear of a new drug, life-saving therapy or reproductive technology, and our communities are filled with families wrestling with whether to withdraw ventilator support from a loved one. Evangelicals often turn to the people they trust for spiritual...
by Robert Parham | Feb 15, 2011 | Opinion
House Republicans want to cut federal spending by $100 billion during the next seven months at the expense of programs protecting the poor. At the same time, Republicans want to boost security for themselves with a $12.5 million increase for Capitol Hill police. On...
by Bob Setzer | Feb 15, 2011 | Opinion
As someone who offers up the high-wire act of public performance every Sunday, I have more sympathy than most for Christina Aguilera’s widely publicized flubbing of the national anthem at the Super Bowl. What appears so easy from the comfort of one’s...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 14, 2011 | Opinion
I noticed today, when switching from “home” to “profile” on my Facebook page, that I had precisely 666 friends. Yikes. It’s not that I’m superstitious, or that the Apocalypse of John’s reference to 666 has anything to do with...
by Ron Crawford | Feb 14, 2011 | Opinion
I was in relatively warm Orlando visiting friends last Christmas when I attended Sunday services at College Park Baptist Church. I am a former pastor there, and now the pastor no longer wears a necktie for Sunday morning worship. This is a change for the church as I...
