by Michael Ruffin | Dec 24, 2007 | Opinion
As a child I would go to bed on Christmas Eve so excited I could hardly sleep. Of course, part of the problem was that the last words I heard from Mama before I went to bed were “Go to sleep now; Santa Claus won’t come if you’re awake.” So I...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 22, 2007 | Opinion
The invasion of the in-laws will peak around noon today at our house, when about 15 of us will encounter enough food for two bowl-bound football teams. The ham, turkey, dressing, greens, ambrosia, sweet potato casserole, etc. will be abundant. In addition, the Long...
by Cliff Vaughn | Dec 21, 2007 | Opinion
Treasure protector Benjamin Franklin Gates returns in “National Treasure: Book of Secrets,” which opens nationwide today. While the original clicked like a precision-made Chinese puzzle box, this one grinds along on star power, brilliant flashes and some...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 20, 2007 | Opinion
A friend and Baptist leader from Arkansas called yesterday. Our conversation rested mostly on two topics: former Arkansas governor and rising presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee, and the Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant set for late January.The two intersect at...
by Jeannie Babb Taylor | Dec 20, 2007 | Opinion
I remember the year I eased the Barbie ban. It started with a lazy holiday shrug and ended with a dozen naked plastic bodies strewn about the house. I never bought a Barbie myself. Yet, a few years and a few children later, the Barbie population in our house surged...
by Larry Wilson | Dec 20, 2007 | Opinion
The Kingdom that Jesus taught is ultimate reality–reality that cannot be transgressed without dire consequences. “The wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23.)Because the Kingdom of God is ultimate reality, we have trouble living up to its standards, but...
