by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 7, 2010 | Opinion
It’s just not right, but it happens all the time.Yesterday I stopped at Wal-Mart to buy a few needed items. As I left the check-out counter for the exit, I walked behind a dark-complexioned young man wearing a soccer jersey emblazoned with the colors and logos...
by Baptist Times Staff | Jul 6, 2010 | Opinion
As the United Kingdom tightens its belt following the emergency budget, Christians there are being challenged to live generously, invest in their communities and give society a taste of the kingdom of God. Chancellor George Osborne unveiled a series of measures in his...
by Ron Crawford | Jul 6, 2010 | Opinion
I taught fourth-graders in my church’s Vacation Bible School recently. It was my first effort as a VBS teacher. I learned a lot and remembered things I had forgotten. I learned children are a doorway to Jesus’ kingdom of love and light. We adults get busy...
by Drew Smith | Jul 6, 2010 | Opinion
The relationship between religion and politics is always a messy one – sometimes too messy. As the recent primary elections in South Carolina and Nevada have demonstrated, politicians can easily use religion as a weapon against political rivals. This is not new....
by Robert Parham | Jul 5, 2010 | Opinion
Are biographical embellishments as certain as death and taxes? Gov. Jan Brewer (R-Ariz.) recently said, “Knowing that my father died fighting the Nazi regime in Germany, that I lost him when I was 11 because of that … and then to have them call me...
by Jim Ball | Jul 5, 2010 | Opinion
I heard my friend Larry Schweiger, president of the National Wildlife Federation, speak recently at a conference in Nashville about the connection between the Gulf spill and our need to address global warming. I’ve known Larry since 1994 and have been privileged...
