by John D. Pierce | Aug 21, 2007 | Opinion
Last week, my early morning proofreading was being well enhanced by good hazelnut coffee and near-solitude when the exuberant foursome burst through the café door. Their boisterous laughter and matching bright pink T-shirts — as purposefully designed — drew my quick...
by Robert Parham | Aug 21, 2007 | Opinion
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney disclosed a low-sacrifice ethic in Iowa that should raise more doubts about his qualification to be a president than his religion does. Given that his low-sacrifice ethic matches the ethic of so many American Christians,...
by Judy Skeen | Aug 21, 2007 | Opinion
No doubt it has happened to you. You open your e-mail Inbox and begin to read. You cannot believe what you are seeing. Someone you believe and have experienced to be even-tempered and reasonable has sent you an e-mail message and upon reading it, you find your heart...
by James L. Evans | Aug 20, 2007 | Opinion
Simple toleration of someone or some idea is not the ideal expressed in our founding documents. In America we don’t promote tolerance among religions; we practice “religious freedom.” Although I did not use the word tolerance, the reader responded in...
by Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder | Aug 20, 2007 | Opinion
The question behind the question, “Can you hear me now?” is “What prevents God’s people from really hearing God’s voice?” Perhaps like those in the synagogue in Nazareth who longed for Jesus to deliver some anti-Roman, pro-Israel...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 19, 2007 | Opinion
Among the troublesome trends in Baptist life is the growing use of the Internet as a tool for airing grievances arising from church conflict. Church conflicts — especially those related to the congregation’s satisfaction with the pastor — are nothing...
