by Verlyn Bergen | Dec 22, 2008 | Opinion
Doing the “right thing” is not always easy. Sometimes doing the right thing may cost you in terms of money, pride, etc. However, doing the right thing is not only the morally correct thing to do; it is the way God expects his people to act. Webster uses terms like...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 21, 2008 | Opinion
Those of us with teens in our houses know how attune they are to the latest techno-gadgets.They prefer texting to talking to their buddies.As a result, the latest phone or PDA can carry more status for this generation than a Mustang convertible did for mine. But like...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 19, 2008 | Opinion
Teaching on a college schedule and having a son in a year-round middle school can make for an interesting vacation schedule. As a result, our week at the beach this year came in mid-December — for the first time, in Garden City, between Myrtle Beach and...
by Robert Parham | Dec 19, 2008 | Opinion
Barack Obama once credited a prophetic black preacher as his spiritual mentor. Now he has selected a self-promoting white preacher to give the invocation at his inauguration. What does Obama’s shift from Jeremiah Wright to Rick Warren say about the president-elect? ...
by Aaron Weaver | Dec 19, 2008 | Opinion
I can’t say that I’ve ever been impressed by the theological insights of Newsweek editor Jon Meacham. After his recent editorial, in response to Lisa Miller’s lousy cover story article on gay marriage, I’m left with the conclusion that Jon just...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 18, 2008 | Opinion
Bruce Gourley is a December graduate of Auburn University, receiving a Ph.D. in American History. Congratulations!His dissertation was titled “Baptists in Middle Georgia during the Civil War” — sure to be a feature film in theaters by next Christmas. Well,...