by John D. Pierce | Jun 11, 2009 | Opinion
The bright yellow “Clearance” sign at Lowe’s was affixed to a replacement exterior door — when I was in need of one. I hustled over to check out the “deal.”The total price deduction was 5 percent. Excuse me, Lowe’s management, but...
by Jeannie Babb Taylor | Jun 11, 2009 | Opinion
Why are Southern Baptists suddenly reluctant to use their own name? For an example of what I’m talking about, look at the explanation on the web page of Louisburg Southern Baptist Church in Kansas about its name change: “We are still SBC; we still...
by Heather Entrekin | Jun 11, 2009 | Opinion
Approaching 20 years in pastoral ministry, I have a shelf full of books on leadership. Many of them I have read. Glossy, thick brochures promoting leadership conferences stocked with best-selling authors, mega-church pastors and even Bono (appearing electronically)...
by Mike Parnell | Jun 11, 2009 | Opinion
It was always true. John Wayne only played one role. No matter what movie you went to see, you saw John Wayne play John Wayne. He was larger than life. And that larger than life aspect made us go and see him. Will Ferrell is in the same mode. No matter what movie...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 10, 2009 | Opinion
The locus of big news in North Carolina over the past week or two has been North Carolina State University, where Chancellor James Oblinger and Provost Larry Nielsen have resigned after evidence uncovered by Raleigh’s News & Observer made it clear that they...
by Robert Parham | Jun 10, 2009 | Opinion
The Southern Baptist Convention’s chief executive officer advocates the launch of a Christian alternative to public education, a move that joins at the hip the largest Protestant denomination with a five-year campaign for Southern Baptists to abandon the public...
