by Robert Parham | Mar 31, 2010 | Opinion
The lottery is a form of public tax evasion, a way to avoid dealing with needed tax reform at the expense of the poor and those with addiction issues, said Oregonian faith leaders in a series of interviews with EthicsDaily.com. “My bottom line on the issue of...
by Drew Smith | Mar 31, 2010 | Opinion
The Gospels are stories. That seems like an obvious statement, but making it may help us understand how to become better readers of these stories. Instead of viewing them only as historical records of what happened in Jesus’ life and ministry, we should treat...
by David Emmanuel Goatley | Mar 31, 2010 | Opinion
A small team from the Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention recently spent a week in Haiti. The purpose of our visit was to listen and learn, to offer a ministry of encouragement, to review our first phase of response and to plan our strategy for the next 90...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 31, 2010 | Opinion
I recently had lunch with Jeff Wray, who’s promoting the “Life and Faith Tour,” a series of three ambitious Christian-themed outdoor events billed as “the ultimate family experience.” Each one promises a day of diverse attractions that...
by Richard V. Pierard | Mar 30, 2010 | Opinion
The adoption of the health care reform bill is one of the great achievements of recent American history. Until now, the United States had been the only industrialized nation not to have a system of universal health for its citizens. The efforts to block this reform...
by Ed Sunday-Winters | Mar 30, 2010 | Opinion
The crowd is loud and excited. Their enthusiasm grows as they catch a glimpse of a man riding a borrowed horse. Some have seen him do the unbelievable. Most have heard the stories. He heals the sick, gives sight to the blind, raises the dead, feeds the hungry and...
