by Robert Parham | Aug 11, 2009 | Opinion
Here are seven reasons to be bullish on the New Baptist Covenant: First is trust — trust is a critical component to a healthy Baptist community, an ingredient that has been missing for a half-century or more. When the fundamentalists took over the Southern Baptist...
by Larry Greenfield | Aug 11, 2009 | Opinion
I don’t think I made a conscious decision to accept the job, and certainly it wasn’t offered or assigned to me. But increasingly I find myself employed as an unsalaried groundskeeper around my neighborhood. This is not a full-time position. I only put my...
by A. Roy Medley | Aug 11, 2009 | Opinion
Our current health care system is broken and must be fixed. I urge you to make your voice known because this social policy concern will touch the life of every American. However Congress and the medical care industry revise the system, the requirements are clear. ...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 10, 2009 | Opinion
I begin by saying that I’m all for free speech. That’s a corollary to freedom of religion, something that Baptists have championed for 400 years.While favoring free speech, however, I confess that it really gobs my stopper when people abuse their right to...
by Ircel Harrison | Aug 10, 2009 | Opinion
Perhaps it is time for those of us who call ourselves Christians to take a look at the calendar. Although it is 2009, many of us still function as if it were 1980 – or even 1955. In “American Churches in Crisis,” David Olson challenges the American church...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 10, 2009 | Opinion
I was raised to respect my elders in a way that went beyond saying “sir” and “ma’am” when addressing someone older than me. As I’ve grown closer to elderhood myself, I’ve learned to recognize that age doesn’t always...
