by James L. Evans | Mar 6, 2009 | Opinion
For several years now, leaders of the religious right have assumed for themselves the role of advocates for morality in America. Their vision of what is virtuous and true impacts almost every area of our personal and cultural lives. With one glaring exception. ...
by Mark Johnson | Mar 6, 2009 | Opinion
Of all ministerial duties, there is none as sacred or as vital as the care and comfort necessary for those facing death, separation and bereavement. Over the years, a constant word of comfort has proved helpful from the lengthy dialogue offered by Jesus in the upper...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 5, 2009 | Opinion
One of the upsides to the downside economy is less swagger among those who often have acted as if they were better than others. With business off and investments down, they tend to take a little lower profile these days.Elitism is offensive to observe. It is simply...
by Scott Stearman | Mar 5, 2009 | Opinion
On Feb. 7, 2008, a man walked into Kirkwood City Hall in Missouri and killed six people. It was a large enough, shocking enough crime to make national news. It even ranked a paragraph in the Saturday New York Times. Undoubtedly it made so much press because of the...
by Chuck Warnock | Mar 5, 2009 | Opinion
In the ongoing debate over whether digital gizmos will replace books, the conclusion of many media watchers is an unequivocal “yes and no.” Amazon’s Kindle has really become a game-changer, delivering books within seconds of purchase via Sprint’s wireless...
by Robert Parham | Mar 5, 2009 | Opinion
No Baptist woman is more deserving of the Baptist World Alliance’s human rights award than Leena Lavanya, who runs homes in India for lepers, female sex workers and children living with HIV/AIDS. The BWA announced on Tuesday that Lavanya would receive the 2009 BWA...
