by Tony W. Cartledge | May 31, 2008 | Opinion
I’ve never put too much stock in talk of demon possession and exorcisms and such, but a new dog we acquired about a month ago is causing me to reconsider.My wife and son call the dog “Banjo.”I call him der Teufelhund.Le chien de diable.Il cane di...
by Mike Parnell | May 30, 2008 | Opinion
Indy aged, and so did the world. In the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones franchise, Indy (Harrison Ford) is embroiled in the controversy of the day, Soviet Communism. It’s 1957, and Indy is prisoner of a Soviet paranormal researcher named Irina Spalko...
by Mark Johnson | May 30, 2008 | Opinion
Last week, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain, found it necessary to “distance” himself from two ultra-conservative pastors: John Hagee of Texas and Rod Parsley of Ohio. Probably, you couldn’t find an American who has...
by John D. Pierce | May 29, 2008 | Opinion
In a world filled with real threats, hostilities and hatred — who would think Rachael Ray’s Dunkin’ Donuts ad would cause a stir?The spicy little cook’s promo was pulled by company execs after a columnist suggested the black-and-white paisley scarf...
by Albert Reyes | May 29, 2008 | Opinion
Try to imagine visiting the second largest city in the world with 28 million residents. Then think about that city in terms of a two-and-a-half hour flight from Dallas. I am talking about Mexico City. There are 1.9 million street children in Mexico City, 240,000 of...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 28, 2008 | Opinion
A decade ago, I was leaving the pastorate to become editor of the Biblical Recorder, and giving up my seat on the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina’s (BSC) General Board (now Board of Directors) in order to do so.A highlight of my truncated term on the...