by John D. Pierce | Jan 31, 2009 | Opinion
My friend Ed Grisamore — a columnist for The Macon Telegraph and an active member of Macon’s First Baptist Church — and I got together earlier this week to talk about our common passions for writing and baseball.After sizing up the new Braves pitching rotation,...
by James L. Evans | Jan 30, 2009 | Opinion
We have all seen it. A football player makes a big play, scores the winning touchdown, drops to one knee and points a finger toward the heavens. What does it mean when in a moment of success a player acknowledges God in some way? Does the gesture mean that the player...
by Robert Parham | Jan 30, 2009 | Opinion
President Barack Obama has reset the nation’s moral compass in his first week in office. Granted much of what he did was rhetorical. He made statements, issued directives and gave interviews. Nonetheless, he struck a new moral direction away from the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 30, 2009 | Opinion
Birmingham, Alabama will play host this weekend to the first of several regional meetings inspired by the 2008 New Baptist Covenant celebration, a multi-racial and multi-cultural effort to celebrate Baptist ideals and explore ways in which diverse groups can work...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 29, 2009 | Opinion
Before picking up my daughter from drama practice last evening, there was just enough time for a quick stop at Kroger. Bananas, mixed nuts and dried fruit formed my small mission.In the produce section, however, a woman came charging toward me. Loudly she asked:...
by Mike Parnell | Jan 29, 2009 | Opinion
An earlier column at EthicsDaily.com spoke of this movie from a Catholic point of view. Phyllis Zagano believes this movie paints a caricature of the Catholic Church and that it speaks doubtfully about religion, the church and God. My opinion is much different. The...
