by James L. Evans | Jan 19, 2009 | Opinion
Prayer is not ceremonial. Prayers offered at public events like football games, graduations and presidential inaugurations are mere ceremony. They are prelude to something else that is the main event. If Jesus is right and prayer is actually a conversation we can have...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 18, 2009 | Opinion
I’m writing this post on January 18, and remembering.Remembering that, 15 years ago, January 18 was a cold, clear Tuesday.Remembering the first three hours of a road trip, driving our daughter Bethany back from a year-round-school January break visit to my...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 17, 2009 | Opinion
My foray into journalism came when high school friend Nancy Poston invited me to join the 1974 yearbook staff. My specialty was pretending to sell ads while picnicking and playing with friends at Wilder Tower in Chickamauga National Military Park.Vocationally,...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 16, 2009 | Opinion
Praise is due to the captain of US Airways Flight 1549, who achieved hero status yesterday by deftly guiding his stricken plane — filled with both passengers and fuel — to a life-saving belly landing in New York’s Hudson River. All passengers and...
by Ircel Harrison | Jan 16, 2009 | Opinion
With the coming of 2009, we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of Baptists. No, we didn’t start at the Jordan River with John, Jesus’ cousin (he was a baptizer not a Baptist). Most Baptist historians today trace the origin of Baptists to a church organized by John...
by Britt Towery | Jan 15, 2009 | Opinion
In November, Sen. Barack Obama entered into history as the first African American to be elected president of the United States. Next Tuesday he will take the oath of office and become the 44th president of our country. Like any politician, he made many promises. He...
