by Tony W. Cartledge | May 17, 2010 | Opinion
Religion News Service recently posted a surprising story suggesting that there’s a glut of available ministers. That goes against popular wisdom for the past few years, which has argued that there’s an impending shortage of ministers. What’s that...
by Mark Woods | May 17, 2010 | Opinion
It is no exaggeration to say that former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s statement that he would resign as leader of the Labour Party has shocked Great Britain. This is in spite of the fact that some such announcement was on the cards at some point. Brown...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 17, 2010 | Opinion
With graduation days coming to an end, lots of advice has been passed around. Some of it came from graduation speakers who may have been famous or not so famous, but who sought to pass on some words of timely wisdom — and in such a way that students who have no...
by Barry Howard | May 16, 2010 | Opinion
For me, reading had become a crucial life discipline that exercises the mind and enriches the soul. Every year I try to choose a selection of fictional and nonfictional works to supplement my reading of the Bible, theology and other devotional literature. Because we...
by James L. Evans | May 16, 2010 | Opinion
Sarah Palin has come up with a novel idea. She told Bill O’Reilly recently that the law in America should be based on the Ten Commandments. Now folks in Alabama are used to hearing this kind of stuff because we are home to former Alabama Supreme Court Chief...
by Baptist Times Staff | May 16, 2010 | Opinion
Baptists in Nigeria are hoping for an upturn in their country’s fortunes following the death of President Umaru Yar’Adua. Although Yar’Adua’s passing was an “agonizing moment” for the nation, said Rev. Solomon Ishola, general...
