by James L. Evans | Jan 8, 2010 | Opinion
In my column on Jan. 1, I wrote in general terms about the difference between justice and charity. The piece concluded with a reference to the Prophet Micah, who advised those desiring to please God to “love kindness and do justice.” I received...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 8, 2010 | Opinion
An apparent press release from the University of Haifa (though not yet posted on the school’s website) says the oldest known Hebrew inscription — found more than a year ago — calls for social sensitivity to slaves, widows, orphans, and strangers....
by John D. Pierce | Jan 7, 2010 | Opinion
Intellectual discourse is not the only route to profundity. Eavesdropping on the conversations of children is one good way to gain fresh insights.The little notebooks of ideas and illustrations for writing and speaking that I fill have a good representation of...
by T Thomas | Jan 7, 2010 | Opinion
Living overseas for most of my adult life as a Baptist missionary, I came across a lot of suffering. I will never forget seeing elephantiasis for the first time in a remote village in Africa or the squalor in a Palestinian refuge camp in Lebanon. Perhaps worst of all,...
by Chuck Warnock | Jan 7, 2010 | Opinion
Are angels the new vampires? Anne Rice, the author who made vampires trendy in herVampire Chronicles series, came back to the Christian faith in 1998. Upon returning to the Roman Catholic Church, Rice published two books about the life of Christ. She has now turned...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 6, 2010 | Opinion
In a story that’s been largely overlooked (who reads Baptist news during the holidays?), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary unveiled several shipping crates purported to contain remnants of Lottie Moon’s rented house from P’ingtu City, China,...
