by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 26, 2009 | Opinion
A fascinating article from Smithsonian Magazine, now available online, includes a brief description and remarkable pictures from the oldest known humanly constructed place of worship. Gobekli Tepe (translation, “Belly Hill”), a 22 acre site in southern...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 24, 2009 | Opinion
In a her church newsletter column, pastor Julie Pennington-Russell of the First Baptist Church of Decatur, Ga., reported on an early January visit by representatives of the Georgia Baptist Convention. (I will have a more complete news story early next week.)It was the...
by James L. Evans | Jan 23, 2009 | Opinion
With our country in the grip of economic turmoil and at war in two different places at the same time, Barack Obama took the oath of office Tuesday and began his tenure as America’s 44th president. Now comes the “hundred day watch.” Ever since...
by Keith Herron | Jan 23, 2009 | Opinion
Hopefully, the enthusiasm of this new reality will continue as the hard work of true change begins. We all took a step forward Tuesday as our 44th president was sworn into office. With nearly 2 million Americans huddled against the cutting cold, it was an amazing...
by Drew Smith | Jan 23, 2009 | Opinion
To use religious language to describe my thoughts on Tuesday, I felt that I was not witnessing so much the inauguration of a president, as I was participating in a revival meeting that was calling all of us to repentance, redemption and renewal. When speaking about...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 23, 2009 | Opinion
America’s economic woes, a drop in investment income, and perhaps a declining interest in denominational entities have left many religious groups struggling to make ends meet, Baptists among them. A series of articles from Baptist Press (summarized in this one)...
