by Mike Parnell | Aug 13, 2010 | Opinion
Summer is the time for mind-numbing movies. Robots, explosions, your brain turning to goo. That’s about all a moviegoer can expect during these dog days. My father used to say that even a blind hog will find an acorn every once in awhile. This summer I found a...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 13, 2010 | Opinion
Wake County (N.C.) Public School Board meetings have been quite lively ever since a newly-elected conservative majority started taking steps to repeal the county’s nationally acclaimed diversity policy and replace it with one that promotes neighborhood schools....
by John D. Pierce | Aug 12, 2010 | Opinion
The sturdy 1.5-size boxes used to pack up my office for an upcoming renovation project were ideal. I could clear a shelf or more of books yet still lift the box without injury. Apparently, that is one of two stated purposes for these boxes. While taping up the bottom...
by Ircel Harrison | Aug 12, 2010 | Opinion
Anyone who has been to seminary has heard of The Didache, the ancient Christian guide for believers, but very few of us have read it. Tony Jones has. In fact, he has done a translation of the document, which he includes along with some commentary, in “The...
by Greg Garrett | Aug 12, 2010 | Opinion
Rodney Stark has summarized why mainline Protestant denominations in America have gone into decline and spoken with passion about what is going well within evangelical churches. When reading Stark’s interview, for the most part, I can only nod, say he’s...
by Sara Powell | Aug 12, 2010 | Opinion
I stayed home from church this past Sunday, not feeling well, and listened to a worship service from First Baptist Church in Athens, Ga. The sermon was about Abraham’s response to strangers: He ran to greet them, offering the best that he and his wife (whose...
