by John D. Pierce | Sep 8, 2008 | Opinion
Dellanna O’Brien, who led WMU in tough times, died Sept. 7By John PierceFRISCO, Texas — Dellanna West O’Brien died September 7 at a Dallas hospital. She was executive director of the national Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) from 1989-1999.WMU, as an auxiliary of the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 8, 2008 | Opinion
Every now and then, when someone starts describing their latest marital spat or gastrointestinal illness in more detail than others want to hear, it’s likely that someone might remark “T M I!”Too Much Information.Sometimes I think there’s too...
by Rabbi Rami Shapiro | Sep 8, 2008 | Opinion
The question came up on an American Airlines flight from Nashville to Dallas. I was reading the September-October issue of Sojourners, a liberal Christian magazine, and my seatmate was reading over my shoulder. We were both taken with a letter to the editor that...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 6, 2008 | Opinion
In an earlier blog I described the dilemma in which Southern Baptists find themselves over the selection of Gov. Sarah Palin as the Republican choice for vice president. I’ll not rehash the case that can be read below. My observations have been verified by the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 5, 2008 | Opinion
As tropical storm Hanna approaches the North Carolina coast, N.C. Baptist Men (NCBM) director Richard Brunson reports that the organization’s biggest feeding unit, called “Manna One,” is set up and serving meals to people in Houma, Louisiana, which...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 5, 2008 | Opinion
It should come as no surprise to learn that marine archaeologists studying the remains of a 3,500 year old shipwreck have discovered, embedded in the sediment, the jawbone of a mouse.The Bronze Age ship, which sank off the coast of Turkey somewhere in the neighborhood...
