by Ed Hogan | Aug 5, 2008 | Opinion
It is no secret to those who know me, that I love sports. It is the ultimate reality show. Take the Brett Favre fiasco for example. He retired last spring and the team has moved ahead with their new quarterback. He has now changed his mind and wants to play again. He...
by Joe Phelps | Aug 5, 2008 | Opinion
I’m a big fan of God, but the governor’s proposal to allow Kentuckians to opt for car license tags that replace the state slogan “Unbridled Spirit” with “In God We Trust” seems like a nice idea with complicated and confusing...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 4, 2008 | Opinion
Self-appointed spokespersons get on my nerves. Such is the case with the Rev. Rob McCoy, pastor of Calvary Chapel in Thousand Oaks, Calif.Although a second-tier player, at best, in the ongoing evangelical king-of-the-hill game, McCoy claims in a July 29 Washington...
by Robert Parham | Aug 4, 2008 | Opinion
Cecil Sherman, founding coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, has acute leukemia, specifically acute myeloid leukemia. At 80 years old, he received his first round of chemotherapy early last week at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He knew going in...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 4, 2008 | Opinion
Worship and the so-called “worship wars” were on the agenda during the Baptist International Conference on Theological Education, held in Prague July 27-29. Edna Grenz, minister of worship for First Baptist Church in Vancouver, Canada, focused on music in...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 3, 2008 | Opinion
Baptists in Russia are celebrating this weekend, despite a passive-aggressive approach from government officials that has left them relying on emergency power. The biannual congress of the “Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists”’ (RUECB), dubbed...
