by Courtney Krueger | Apr 22, 2008 | Opinion
I recently preached a sermon on environmental stewardship based on the familiar John 3:16 passage. If we replace the English word “world” with the original Greek, we learn that: “For God so loved the cosmos that he gave his only begotten Son, that...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 21, 2008 | Opinion
The most hostile letters I have ever received as an editor had nothing to do with hot-button ethical, religious or political issues. They were in response to a light-hearted, tongue-in-cheek column a decade ago about how some people treat their dogs like humans.The...
by Larry Wilson | Apr 21, 2008 | Opinion
I remember talking with two friends before the fall of the Soviet Union telling them I believed the U.S.S.R. would start to crumble and would no longer exist within five years. They thought I had lost my mind. Our country had defined the Soviet Union as totally evil...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 18, 2008 | Opinion
The undergraduate program that successfully boosted enrollment at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary has a new name: instead of “Southeastern College at Wake Forest,” which had caused some confusion about whether it was related to Wake Forest...
by James L. Evans | Apr 18, 2008 | Opinion
Chris Hedges has lived an interesting life so far. He is a graduate of Harvard divinity school and once considered a career in the ministry. He eventually ended up in journalism where he served for two decades as a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, The...
by Robert Parham | Apr 18, 2008 | Opinion
When the Christian Right begins advocating freedom in public classrooms, practice the time-honored discipline of moral discernment. Listen carefully. Think cautiously. Remember that the Right’s past agenda is the best predictor of their real agenda. Know that...
