by Ed Hogan | Feb 6, 2008 | Opinion
Today is Ash Wednesday. It is a time to think of sacrifice. It is a time to think of willing sacrifice. We give something up; usually physical in nature to appreciate the sacrifice of the cross and to sharpen our spiritual vision for Easter, which is just around the...
by Mike Smith | Feb 6, 2008 | Opinion
The New Baptist Covenant gathering in Atlanta exceeded all my expectations, and I hope it marks the beginning of a new day for Baptists in North America. I confess I drove to Atlanta in “observer mode.” My inner cynic was alive and well. Something...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 5, 2008 | Opinion
The challenge in leaving a “feel good” meeting like the Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant last week is knowing what to do now that it is over. The next steps are risky.If participants do nothing concrete, they risk having good feelings as the...
by Mike Parnell | Feb 5, 2008 | Opinion
“No Country for Old Men” addresses an age-old problem: Why is it hard to do the right thing? A character from a forgotten movie once said: “Funny, ain’t it, how it comes around. Right way’s the hardest, wrong way’s the easiest. Rule...
by Joe Phelps | Feb 5, 2008 | Opinion
Fifteen thousand pastors and laypersons representing churches across the land met last week in Atlanta under the banner of the New Baptist Covenant to offer a progressive voice for Baptists. All Baptists in North America were invited, and every major group signed on...
by James L. Evans | Feb 5, 2008 | Opinion
It has been a pesky problem from the very beginning. Adam, who walked with God in the cool of the garden, could not follow one simple proscription. Abraham, called by God to be the progenitor of a great nation, lied about Sarah being his wife to save his own hide....
