Things Can’t Be All Bad When You’ve Got Ice Cream

While our country has problems with illegal immigration, Iraq has the exact opposite worry: legal emigration. According to the New York Times, officials in Baghdad say during the last 10 months, some 1.85 million Iraqis have obtained passports. It is estimated that is...

Henlee Barnette: Teacher, Friend, Encourager

Editor’s Note: The Baptist Center for Ethics’ 15th anniversary luncheon, June 22 in Atlanta, honors the legacies of T.B. Maston and Henlee Barnette. Today Jim Holladay, a former student and friend, profiles Barnette. The first time I saw Henlee Barnette, I...

Bird Flu Pandemic Scenario Sparks Ethics Debate

It might happen next flu season, or the following, or five years from now. Sometime soon, almost inevitably say the experts, a deadly flu virus will ravage the earth and its human inhabitants. Vaccine and antiviral stockpiles will cover, at best, 20 percent of the...

“A Prairie Home Companion”

I’ve never been a fan of Garrison Keillor’s radio variety show, but when I met the man on screen in director Robert Altman’s “A Prairie Home Companion,” I instantly liked him. “Companion,” which opened nationwide Friday,...

T. B. Maston–As I Knew Him

Editor’s Note: The Baptist Center for Ethics’ 15th anniversary luncheon, June 22 in Atlanta, honors the legacies of T.B. Maston and Henlee Barnette. This week Joe Trull, a former student, profiles Maston. The first time I met Thomas Buford Maston is a...