by Britt Towery | Oct 8, 2007 | Opinion
Six years ago, Sunday, Oct. 7, was the day we buried my wife’s mother in the old cemetery in Farmersville, Texas. Following the burial services the family gathered for a late afternoon lunch. It was a time of remembering a fine lady and the best mother-in-law...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 7, 2007 | Opinion
Advent — the four-week period leading to Christmas — has been gaining recognition in recent years among Baptist churches that otherwise have given little or no attention to an observance of the Church Year.Worship planners introducing the season marked by anticipation...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 5, 2007 | Opinion
Chowan University, a small Baptist school in northeastern North Carolina, is experiencing a revival on more fronts than one. Since taking office as interim president in 2003 — and being named permanent president in 2004 — Chris White has led the school to...
by James L. Evans | Oct 5, 2007 | Opinion
From the very beginning of the war in Iraq, faith leaders, and others, have raised concerns that the conflict did not meet the criteria for a “just war.” Just-war theory has been taking shape for centuries. In its present form there are a minimum of five...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 4, 2007 | Opinion
On Oct. 1, exactly one month after starting his new job, General Secretary Neville Callam of the Baptist World Alliance and I sat down for a conversation. He was in Atlanta as part of an 18-city tour throughout the U.S. and Canada.A bright, articulate and gifted man,...
by Mike Smith | Oct 4, 2007 | Opinion
What’s a Christian to do during the political “crazy season”–i.e. the race for the presidency of the United States? When asked, I usually answer in terms of what a Christian should and should not do.My personal list of “should nots”...
