by Mike Parnell | Dec 28, 2010 | Opinion
Boxing is the backdrop of many movies. From “Rocky” to “The Champ,” the concept of one man standing toe to toe with another becomes the metaphor for many a story. “The Fighter” does this – and more. It deals with issues greater than...
by Robert Parham | Dec 28, 2010 | Opinion
Babs Baugh is EthicsDaily.com’s pick as Baptist of the Year for 2010. No other Baptist does more to sustain and grow the best of the Baptist tradition than Babs Baugh, president of the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation, a foundation named after her parents....
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 27, 2010 | Opinion
I have yet to see a white Christmas on Dec. 25: it didn’t start snowing at my parents’ home in Georgia until the day after, but that’s close enough. And it snowed little more than an inch, but it was a wet, fluffy, beautiful snow that turned the...
by Ircel Harrison | Dec 27, 2010 | Opinion
One morning I was scanning the obituaries in the local paper (a daily ritual) when I noted the comment in one posting: “He lived his life with no regrets.” I also noted this man had also requested no memorial service. I did not know this individual, but I...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 25, 2010 | Opinion
By John Pierce My friend and mentor Bill Neal had a good response to critics who asked why he included “negative stuff” in the newspaper he edited: “Have you read the Bible lately?” Indeed, neither ancient times nor ours are marked by only...
by James L. Evans | Dec 24, 2010 | Opinion
Lord, first of all, thank you for the careful and creative way in which you have designed this world. You have made this planet a marvelous place, filled with life and beauty. It is a privilege to recognize that we humans are a part of your amazing invention. Having...
