Lessons from jury duty

Americans fulfill their civic responsibilities in two ways, voting and jury duty, said the court clerk to the pool of potential jurors gathered in a courthouse waiting room on a cool, windy Monday morning last week. This particular gathering of citizens from Bibb...

A Crisis of Faith

Since the 1980 election of Ronald Reagan, conservative evangelicals have served as a formidable political force. Comprising over one the third of the electorate, evangelicals voting in concert have faithfully delivered numerous victories to conservative candidates....

A Crisis of Faith

Since the 1980 election of Ronald Reagan, conservative evangelicals have served as a formidable political force. Comprising over one the third of the electorate, evangelicals voting in concert have faithfully delivered numerous victories to conservative candidates....

IMB trustees censure Burleson for talking

Trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board (IMB) voted Nov. 6 to censure a board member for violating new rules designed to silence public dissent. The vote was taken behind closed doors (surprised?), and no count was...

Finding Good News in Jena

Last month I watched the events in Jena, La., unfold with particular interest. Jena is hometown to one of my aunts. I have friends from college and in Louisiana life who grew up in Jena and who have family living there now. I was born in Alexandria, about 30 miles...

Finding Good News in Jena

Last month I watched the events in Jena, La., unfold with particular interest. Jena is hometown to one of my aunts. I have friends from college and in Louisiana life who grew up in Jena and who have family living there now. I was born in Alexandria, about 30 miles...