by Tim Youmans | Dec 4, 2006 | Opinion
When I lived in the Rocky Mountains, it was sort of a novelty to be an evangelical Christian. We had them, but they, along with most folks there, kept pretty much to themselves. People were conservative, but in a “if it doesn’t hurt anyone else then what...
by Britt Towery | Dec 4, 2006 | Opinion
The Department of Agriculture has dropped the word “hunger” from its annual report. Now 35 million Americans suffer instead from “low food security.” Such a euphemism is almost Orwellian. There are still 10.8 million who suffer from very low...
by Richard Wilson | Dec 1, 2006 | Opinion
‘Tis the season for audacity. As Christians around the world enter the season of Advent we embrace hope. In a world hell-bent on immediate gratification with its attendant impatience Christians will light a simple candle, the Candle of Hope, on the first Sunday...
by David Coffey | Dec 1, 2006 | Opinion
World AIDS Day is Dec. 1. Around the world there have been special seminars and public gatherings to call attention to the fact that 40 million individuals have HIV. Among those infected are members of our own Baptist community. Yet HIV/AIDS is not just a...
by Cliff Vaughn | Dec 1, 2006 | Opinion
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from New Line Cinema that “The Nativity Story” should be produced … And so it was. Released nationwide today, “The Nativity Story” tells the emotional journey of Mary and Joseph...
by James L. Evans | Nov 30, 2006 | Opinion
North Carolina Baptists, meeting in their annual convention a few weeks ago, changed the way they determine membership for churches in their convention. In addition to things like believing in God, Jesus and the Bible, North Carolina Baptists also added a statement...
