by James L. Evans | Mar 3, 2008 | Opinion
The Los Angeles Times recently featured a new study from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. The results offer a snapshot of faith in America–although “home movie,” might be a more accurate description of the report. People of faith in America...
by Daniel Carro | Mar 3, 2008 | Opinion
Baptists of North America recently participated of a true Baptist gathering called “Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant.” Judging by the name the organizers chose, they seem to believe at least two things about Baptists in North America: We Baptists need...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 1, 2008 | Opinion
Writing was a creative outlet for me, not a contemplated career move. That is, until my friend William T. (Bill) Neal III started giving me writing assignments when I was doing campus ministry at Georgia Tech.His affirmation and encouragement always made me want to...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 29, 2008 | Opinion
Nobody puts ’em away like the U.S.A.That’s the mind-boggling gist of a new study showing that more than one in 100 American adults are currently in jail. That’s 2,319,258 jailbirds, at an average annual cost of more than $23,000 per inmate.The...
by Drew Smith | Feb 29, 2008 | Opinion
On Sept. 11, 2001, Americans entered into a daily existence that much of the world already experienced; living with the continual threat of terrorism. Yet, since that tragic day, we have been gripped by the oppressive power of fear, a fear that the media and our...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 28, 2008 | Opinion
News that Larry Norman died last Sunday — at the very young age of 60 — was shocking. He was a true pioneer of what grew into the popular genre known as Contemporary Christian Music.In 1969, Norman recorded his first (and the first) “Christian Rock”...
