by James L. Evans | Aug 22, 2008 | Opinion
It sounds like the beginning of a corny joke: Two Christian guys walk into a Baptist church and tell the pastor they want him to help one of them become president of the United States. Sad thing is–it’s not a joke. It actually happened this past Saturday...
by Cliff Vaughn | Aug 22, 2008 | Opinion
In a well-known historical moment on Aug. 8, 1974, Richard Nixon went on TV to resign the presidency. The day before, much less well-known before now, a Frenchman named Philippe Petit walked a high-wire strung between the twin towers of New York’s World Trade...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 21, 2008 | Opinion
The Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC) held its annual meeting in Atlanta earlier this month. According to a Religion News Service report, the 47-year-old convention passed two dozen resolutions related to issues of justice and compassion.Certainly that is...
by Mike Parnell | Aug 21, 2008 | Opinion
Henry Poole (Luke Wilson) is a man looking for a cocoon. He just wants to buy a house in his childhood neighborhood, get lots of alcohol and frozen pizza from the supermarket down the street, and hunker down to live out the remaining days of his life. Alone. This is...
by Mike Parnell | Aug 21, 2008 | Opinion
Henry Poole (Luke Wilson) is a man looking for a cocoon. He just wants to buy a house in his childhood neighborhood, get lots of alcohol and frozen pizza from the supermarket down the street, and hunker down to live out the remaining days of his life. Alone. This is...
by Robert Parham | Aug 21, 2008 | Opinion
Roy Medley is one Baptist leader who thinks that when some Baptists make disparaging remarks about the Muslim faith then other Baptists have to step forward to build trust with the Islamic community. “Our commitment to Jesus does not require us to disparage...
