by John D. Pierce | Sep 1, 2009 | Opinion
With appreciation for his superb writing skills, I’ve been gliding my way through Kevin Roose’s “The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semester at America’s Holiest University.” It is both insightful and entertaining, the two marks of a...
by Robert Parham | Sep 1, 2009 | Opinion
Facing the testimony of some 100 witnesses, Francois Bazaramba, a former Baptist pastor, goes on trial Tuesday in Finland for his alleged organization of the murder of 5,000 Rwandans in the 1994 rampage of Hutu-led genocide. Bazaramba, a Hutu, obtained asylum in...
by Ed Sunday-Winters | Sep 1, 2009 | Opinion
Why is it that every time something bad happens, there always seems to be a preacher around to give God the credit for whatever disaster or tragedy that has occurred? John Hagee was one that let us know that Hurricane Katrina was punishment for the wickedness of New...
by David Emmanuel Goatley | Sep 1, 2009 | Opinion
Hurricane Katrina made landfall four years ago in August. I left New Orleans just a few days before landfall and within a few days following, the Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention was communicating throughout our network to help move supplies to Louisiana,...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Aug 31, 2009 | Opinion
For many Christians, the role of faith and works has always been difficult to grasp. Many read and think they comprehend Paul’s statement, “It is by grace through faith that you are saved not by works.” (Ephesians 2:8) Then they encounter...
by Sam Davidson | Aug 31, 2009 | Opinion
I set up a Cool People Care booth at Vanderbilt University as part of their freshman orientation. I was there – along with hundreds of other community organizations – to chat about what we do and how we can help Vandy’s incoming freshman class get involved in...
