by Keith Herron | Apr 2, 2007 | Opinion
When The Kansas City Star published an investigative story a few weeks ago about the secretive financial oversight of one of the Baptist mega-churches in the area, it was as if a bomb went off in the community. The news story reported that several hundred members had...
by James L. Evans | Apr 2, 2007 | Opinion
The Sermon on the Mount is regarded by most Christians as the heart of Jesus’ teaching. Unfortunately, what Jesus has to say there has not been overwhelmingly embraced by much of the Christian community in America. Perhaps it is time to update the sermon so that...
by Mike Parnell | Apr 1, 2007 | Opinion
“Homeland: The Illustrated History of the State of Israel” begins with Abraham and takes the reader through a tremendous graphic representation of what is called “Israel’s world view.” Using the storytelling device of an unnamed college...
by Cliff Vaughn | Mar 30, 2007 | Opinion
Will Ferrell goes from racecar driver Ricky Bobby to figure skater Chazz Michael Michaels in “Blades of Glory,” a slapstick comedy about the first male-male figure skating pair. Joining Ferrell is Jon Heder (“Napoleon Dynamite”) as Jimmy...
by Robert Parham | Mar 30, 2007 | Opinion
The Southern Baptist Convention has stepped up its criticism of the National Association of Evangelicals, perhaps a surprising action given the fact that for the longest time they were conjoint cultural twins, not identical theological twins but close enough. SBC and...
by Richard Wilson | Mar 30, 2007 | Opinion
Discipleship is about more than following a leader, even if that leader is Jesus as he enters the wilderness or sets his face toward Jerusalem. Walking through Lent is about more than a ritual stroll in springtime, even if that stroll has Easter celebration as its...
