by Drew Smith | Dec 17, 2007 | Opinion
The Christmas season has arrived again and the hustle and bustle of the holiday rush will occupy our time and thoughts over the coming weeks. Yet, another event is beginning to seek our attention that will captivate our minds for the next year; the 2008 presidential...
by Sam Davidson | Dec 17, 2007 | Opinion
The good news is, if you’re awake, you’re alive. The bad news is, you have to get out of that comfy bed, find something to wear, and at least try to be someone who is pleasant to be around. The good news is, if you’re awake, you’re alive. The...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 15, 2007 | Opinion
Walter “Buddy” Shurden was honored with a retirement dinner at Mercer University last night where he has spent nearly 25 years as a Christianity professor and department chair, as well as founding director of Mercer’s Center for Baptist Studies.He...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 15, 2007 | Opinion
Our son Samuel has taken a real liking to his latest toy, a remote controlled dragonfly made by Flytech. He became enamored with it when a neighbor friend got one as a Hanukkah present, and used his own money to buy one for himself.I didn’t know such things...
by Brent McDougal | Dec 14, 2007 | Opinion
John Mayer’s song called “Waiting for the World to Change” has been my head as I think about Christmas. Mayer writes compelling lyrics about how we often feel like we don’t have the power to change our world. “Now we see everything...
by Cliff Vaughn | Dec 14, 2007 | Opinion
“The Kite Runner” engrosses you from its exquisite opening credits to its final frame. Unless you’ve read Khaled Hosseini’s 2003 novel on which this is based, you blessedly won’t have a clue as to what’s going to happen next,...
