by William Brackney | May 7, 2010 | Opinion
Given their unique congregational structures, Baptists have easily adopted tribal patterns for their ongoing solidarity. These can be based upon linguistic, cultural, regional or theological factors. For instance, we know of Hispanic Baptists, black Baptists, Southern...
by Monty Self | May 7, 2010 | Opinion
On April 23, Sen. Tom Harkin announced at Jordan Creek Elementary School in Des Moines, Iowa, that he was planning to introduce the “Keep Our Educators Working Act.” The senator’s proposal appears to be in response to the recent layoff of teachers...
by Laura Cadena | May 7, 2010 | Opinion
Last Saturday, May 1, marked the first time that I participated in a march for immigration reform. I am Hispanic – a fifth-generation Texan of Mexican-American descent – and have no known family members living in Mexico. I participated in the march not only to stand...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 6, 2010 | Opinion
It was 7:40 a.m., sitting at a stoplight in Lillington, on my way to the office at Campbell University Divinity School where a pile of papers waited for me to grade them. My Prius is a small hatchback, so when a red Chevrolet compact rolled to a stop not too far from...
by John D. Pierce | May 6, 2010 | Opinion
Back in the summer of 1976, Neil Heath (now my Macon, Ga., neighbor) and I were part of a team of students working at Bambi Lake Baptist Assembly in Michigan. One task was to assemble a large metal building — now used as a garage if still standing — with nuts, bolts...
by Robert Parham | May 5, 2010 | Opinion
Anxiety and abundance were two themes that emerged during a retreat of organizational leaders related to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, held at Callaway Gardens, Ga., at the end of April. Both outlooks disclose how some goodwill Baptists see their current...
