by Nick Foster | May 26, 2008 | Opinion
The Alabama Senate is considering a bill that will, among other things, remove the state portion of tax on food. I’m hopeful the bill will pass and have encouraged others to do what I have done–call their senator to encourage support for the bill. If the...
by Ken Sehested | May 26, 2008 | Opinion
As a child I wasn’t aware that Memorial Day observances were intended for those felled on the battlefield. I thought of it as a day of family remembrance, honoring relatives gone before us–veterans and non-veterans alike–something akin to a...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 23, 2008 | Opinion
A new women’s ministry in North Carolina will be called “Embrace,” according to a report in the Biblical Recorder. Leaders of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (BSCNC) moved to create the new women-focused ministry arm in response to...
by James L. Evans | May 23, 2008 | Opinion
Somewhere a preacher is preaching. He shakes his fist at the ceiling as he describes the wrath of God. That wrath has come, he tells his attentive congregation, on the crest of a terrible storm. God has shown his power and his might by smashing a wall of wind and...
by Britt Towery | May 23, 2008 | Opinion
In announcing the 50 millionth Bible printed by the Amity Printing Company of Nanjing, China, the head of religious affairs announced that Chinese Bibles will be made available at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Special worship services will be provided in whatever...
by John D. Pierce | May 22, 2008 | Opinion
Last night, Robert attended his 860th consecutive Atlanta Braves home game. He likes to arrive early, just before the gates open two and a half hours prior to the first pitch.I catch up with him at the shaded spot where season ticket holders enter — if I’ve been...
