by John D. Pierce | Aug 8, 2009 | Opinion
Airport delays are as much a part of life as flat tires, stumped toes and other non-pleasantries. So I’m not whining.Neither am I dissing the airlines or airport personnel. My safety is in their hands and I’m grateful for every effort they make to ensure...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 7, 2009 | Opinion
Everyone who spends money makes choices about how to spend it. Whether we have an official budget or not, our spending choices say something about our priorities.In North Carolina, where the legislature finally approved a long-overdue budget bill this week, at least...
by Roger Thomas | Aug 7, 2009 | Opinion
Few would argue that “Annie Hall” (1977) is not the definitive romantic comedy of the 1970s. The American Film Institute even went so far as to declare “Hall” to be the second greatest American romantic comedy ever – second only to...
by Steve Sheely | Aug 7, 2009 | Opinion
I watched a lot of television as a child. Though I saw no sexual content, I saw a lot of violence. Our culture will quickly shun public displays of nudity or the broadcast of profane language, but not blink an eye at a televised stabbing or a PG movie showing someone...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 6, 2009 | Opinion
Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV) executive John Upton’s nomination to become the next Baptist World Alliance (BWA) president speaks well of this gifted leader and Virginia Baptists.Upton (left, in photo with British Baptist and current BWA...
by Bob Perry | Aug 6, 2009 | Opinion
The lawsuits filed by the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) against five institutions that began selecting their own trustees in 2000 and 2001 have gone on for about seven years now. Only the one against Windermere Baptist Conference Center appears to have been...
