by Ircel Harrison | Apr 30, 2009 | Opinion
If you have been around long enough, you have seen the “life cycle of a church” diagram. The basic concept is that the life of a church – or any organization – can be represented by a bell-shaped curve. Birth or dream is at the bottom on the left side,...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 29, 2009 | Opinion
Former presidents generally make a killing on the speech circuit, and I suspect George W. Bush will get his share of high-dollar gigs. I’ve noticed, however, that he’s been conspicuous by his absence since leaving the White House in January, keeping a...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 29, 2009 | Opinion
It was hard not to laugh when reading the Baptist Press story about Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president Johnny Hunt issuing a new declaration — with hundreds of signatures from other SBC leaders — calling for a “Great Commission Resurgence” within...
by Wendell Griffen | Apr 29, 2009 | Opinion
Like many people around the world, I have paid close attention as President Obama’s administration wrestles with how it will deal with our nation’s recent experience concerning torture. I rejoiced as Obama renounced practices such as water-boarding within...
by Keith Herron | Apr 29, 2009 | Opinion
We live in a new world. It’s not the same world we lived in a decade ago when most were just learning to use e-mail and getting wired. It’s not the same world because we’re more polarized as a people than ever. It’s not the same world because...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 28, 2009 | Opinion
Jesus said: “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32). He did not say: “…and the truth shall make you obnoxious.”Yet often that is how Christians in the public arena come across — as know-it-alls eager to...
