by Miguel A. De La Torre | May 22, 2008 | Opinion
Reading sacred texts about an all-loving and all-powerful God raises questions and concerns when that image is compared to the realities of life. All have faced, or will face, tragedy, misery and death. Events will occur that appear unfair, leading most of us to...
by Robert Parham | May 22, 2008 | Opinion
The late Baptist ethics professor Henlee Barnette contended that his friend and mentor Clarence Jordan stood in the tradition of a biblical prophet. In the very first chapter of Clarence Jordan: Turning Dreams into Deeds, Barnette offered a compelling definition of an...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 21, 2008 | Opinion
Even my aches have aches.It was a great relief to finish the academic year at Campbell University Divinity School, with the major downside being all the homework — as in work on our home — that awaited me when classes ended.One of several overdue projects...
by Sara Powell | May 21, 2008 | Opinion
My husband and I recently built a new house. We had aspirations of being as ecologically responsible as possible, but we were thwarted at almost every step. If our pockets had been deep enough, we might have been able to accomplish more of what we wanted, but many of...
by Robert Parham | May 21, 2008 | Opinion
Pundits and politicians are hurling around the term false prophets, making one wonder if the term is the newest way to smear an opponent with a negative religious image. Are all our opponents false prophets? What really is a false prophet? Seeking to deflect criticism...
by John D. Pierce | May 20, 2008 | Opinion
Prince Caspian was the topic of conversation during dinner with my daughters last night. My older daughter had seen the latest Narnia film with some high school friends on Sunday afternoon.Last Friday, I escorted my younger daughter and some of her fourth-grade...
