by Britt Towery | Jan 6, 2009 | Opinion
Our courageous, dedicated and selfless Congress has jumped all over the CEOs for their outlandish perks and bonuses. The Senate and House committees all took the stage to let the home folks know how concerned they were for how our tax dollars are wasted by these...
by Cliff Vaughn | Jan 6, 2009 | Opinion
“It’s a Wonderful Life” was on television again, and the Jimmy Stewart classic may have been more relevant now than ever given the state of the economy. But consider this, too: The film was directed by Frank Capra in 1946—right after he had spent four years working...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 5, 2009 | Opinion
One of the more intriguing things I’ve heard today, during a meeting with leaders of the North American Baptist Fellowship, came in a presentation about a new leadership initiative (“Leadership Education at Duke University”) associated with the Duke...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 5, 2009 | Opinion
I’m late getting anything posted today because (a) I spent the morning with a dentist whose anaesthetic apparently lost it’s punch over the holidays, and (b) I’m currently attending the North American Baptist Fellowship executive retreat, which is...
by Ircel Harrison | Jan 5, 2009 | Opinion
Recently, I wrote that an effective ministry entrepreneur needs to acquire specific knowledge, cultivate certain values and develop competent skills to be effective in ministry. Two of these skills are being able to read or discern the culture in which one ministers...
by Mark Whitten | Jan 5, 2009 | Opinion
Religious Right advocates of Christian America make two claims, which they most often confuse. First, they assert that the American people and their social and cultural institutions have been profoundly influenced by a Christian religious heritage ”that the American...
