by John D. Pierce | Aug 6, 2010 | Opinion
As major leaguers come out of their respective clubhouses for pre-game warmups and batting practice, they often greet opponents with big hugs. Since free agency and increased trading, players move from one team to another frequently.So one’s recent teammate or...
by Robert Parham | Aug 6, 2010 | Opinion
What would happen if goodwill Baptists from around the world all studied the same biblical text? I’m waiting to see. For you see, I ascribe to the mustard seed conspiracy. I believe that God is working through 4,000 Baptist leaders, who gathered at the 20th...
by Larry Greenfield | Aug 6, 2010 | Opinion
In terms of the current immigration debate, what do we Christians do? I guess, it applies to Jews, too – with the fact that the model of our faith was an immigrant, and an undocumented one at that. According to the Christian Scriptures, we live with it. In Hebrews 11,...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 5, 2010 | Opinion
As one who spends time traveling interstate highways, I’ve noticed a growing marketing trend by colleges and universities. Billboard after billboard promotes educational offerings — especially online and extension classes.One reads: “Get a tassel with less...
by Robert Parham | Aug 5, 2010 | Opinion
The best-selling novelist of books on vampires and witches, Anne Rice, announced on her Facebook page last week that she was quitting Christianity, abandoning her Christian faith and keeping Christ. “I quit being a Christian. I’m out. In the name of...
by Ircel Harrison | Aug 5, 2010 | Opinion
Megachurches have developed several new patterns of cooperation. Writer John Dart in an article in The Christian Century explains: “[M]ost supersized churches want the freedom to customize their programs and avoid bureaucratic delays… . Megachurch leaders find...