by Barry Howard | Mar 16, 2009 | Opinion
I loathe the term “church shopping.” The phraseology just sounds too commercial to apply to a community of faith. Searching for a church home is a crucial life decision that requires a deeper level of introspection and spiritual guidance than can be found by following...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 16, 2009 | Opinion
I don’t generally watch television dramas — I’ve never seen “24,” “Heroes,” “Numb3rs,” “West Wing,” or “CSI” anywhere. I did watch one episode of “Lost” several years ago, but it...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 14, 2009 | Opinion
How’s this for commitment? Doug Maag taught a college Sunday school class at Wieuca Road Baptist Church in Atlanta from 1964 until 1998. And it was more than a Sunday morning duty.”Those were blessed days,” the 90-year-old Texan told me one afternoon...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 13, 2009 | Opinion
Bernie Madoff’s headline-making plea of “guilty” in the infamous Ponzi scheme that bilked investors of $65 billion was a hollow confession that continues to stick a proud thumb in the eye of the individuals, charities, and companies he robbed.Madoff...
by James L. Evans | Mar 13, 2009 | Opinion
It never fails. Just about every time I write about the responsibility we have not only as Christians but also as citizens to provide a viable social safety net for the poor in our midst, someone will fire back to let me know that it is not the job of government to...
by Mike Parnell | Mar 13, 2009 | Opinion
I need to get this out of the way: Do not go see this movie if you are upset by graphic violence or sexuality, including male frontal nudity. “Watchmen,” based on a best-selling graphic novel, tells a story that is based in an alternate history, but with overtones...
