by Sam Davidson | Oct 13, 2009 | Opinion
I glanced at their table only a few sips in to my first half-priced pint of the night. When I’m waiting on someone to arrive or something to happen, I notoriously people watch. People sometimes catch me watching them. I don’t care. They should be flattered...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 12, 2009 | Opinion
When messengers gather at Greensboro’s Koury Convention Center for the annual meeting of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (BSCNC) Nov. 9-11, they’ll be presented with a proposed budget for 2010 that’s 12 percent smaller than the current one. The current...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 12, 2009 | Opinion
It’s somewhat tragic that upholding something as fundamental as the separation of church and state is often demeaned by Christians. Yet a denial of this foundational principle occurs with great frequency and is often accompanied by a lot of pejorative...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Oct 12, 2009 | Opinion
Why is it that the United States prohibits me from being faithful in following my Lord and Savior’s admonishment to imitate the example of the Good Samaritan? (Luke 10:29-37) During my time in the desert, while walking the migrant trails with food and water...
by Chuck Warnock | Oct 12, 2009 | Opinion
People don’t need to go to church. At least that’s how the majority of people in America act. Less than 18 percent of the population attends church on any given Sunday. In the U.S., we are chasing downhill Europe’s church attendance rate of 7...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 10, 2009 | Opinion
Soul singer R. B. Greaves’ 1969 hit “Take a Letter Maria” came on the oldies station. I thought of what an outdated image it presents.A boss is dictating a letter to his secretary. The image is one of her jotting down the words in shorthand, going to...
