by Robert Parham | Jul 2, 2010 | Opinion
Before her benediction at the Baptist Center for Ethics luncheon last week in Charlotte, N.C., Babs Baugh gave me a compliment with a twinkle in her eye. She said, “It’s good to be friends with the person everybody wants to hang first.” Baugh, one...
by David Kerrigan | Jul 2, 2010 | Opinion
Finding God in a busy world is something I have returned to on and off over the years. I have led one or two devotional days on the theme but have done so from the perspective of a fellow traveler rather than with any pretense of expertise. I have tried to share how I...
by Ed Sunday-Winters | Jul 2, 2010 | Opinion
I would not hazard a guess as to how many preachers in these United States will make some reference this Sunday morning to our nation’s Founding Fathers, and their reliance on the Ten Commandments in forging the laws for our new nation. My suspicion is that such...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 1, 2010 | Opinion
Late next year, a second major gathering will be held under the banner of a Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant. That is about all that is known at this point.The highly successful event held in Atlanta in the winter of 2008 drew thousands of Baptists from across...
by Bob Setzer Jr. | Jun 30, 2010 | Opinion
Recently, my mom sent me a news clipping containing yet another searing image of a raging petroleum fire. The bright yellow inferno at the burn site is belching an ugly, black plume of smoke into the sky. Only this picture was not one of the many shocking photos to...
by Drew Smith | Jun 30, 2010 | Opinion
I have three teenagers. One is about to begin his university studies at the college where I am currently employed. The other two are still in high school. Having high school and college-age kids means that our mailbox is often flooded by postcards from various...
