by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 17, 2010 | Opinion
Cecil Sherman, 82, foremost among early leaders of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship movement, died today (April 17) following what was described as “a massive heart attack” on the evening of April 15. Sherman was taken to the intensive care unit at...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 17, 2010 | Opinion
Yikes! Dr. Tom Long of Emory University’s Candler School of Theology said recent studies have shown that sermons are getting longer for the first time in decades.It is hard to imagine, given the truth of the adage: The mind can only comprehend what the backside...
by Trey Lyon | Apr 16, 2010 | Opinion
Even if art doesn’t imitate life, it most assuredly gives us a better vocabulary for how to say something. I have always been envious of the poets and songwriters, as they can do in four minutes what it takes the preacher a half-hour – or the writer 800 words –...
by Mike Parnell | Apr 16, 2010 | Opinion
The most common storytelling paradigm for movies now has to be the “fish out of water” theme. You know, a character is thrown into a situation counter to his or her normal way of being, and the audience sees what develops. “Date Night”...
by Drew Smith | Apr 16, 2010 | Opinion
Since the early days of the movement that would become known as Christianity, the story of the resurrection of Jesus has been celebrated across many Christian traditions throughout the span of church history. If there is one thing that unites all Christians around the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 16, 2010 | Opinion
The Chronicle of Higher Education reported Thursday on a Journal of Marketing Communications study suggesting that men with beards are perceived as more trustworthy — at least when they’re selling something.Participants in the study were shown pictures of...
