by Joe Phelps | Nov 28, 2005 | Opinion
I’ll say it. Muhammad Ali scared me as a kid growing up in Ohio. He was unorthodox and ominous, as he bragged about his greatness and banged his opponents into submission. He was brash and, yes, black, and seemed dangerous to the comfort of the white status quo...
by Larry McSwain | Nov 28, 2005 | Opinion
How are contemporary churches helping youth develop a sense of vocation for their lives? In reality, an honest response to the question would likely be: “It is not a question of how? We are not even addressing the question?” Vocation has a rich tradition...
by Mike Parnell | Nov 25, 2005 | Opinion
Poor Harry Potter. In his latest adventure he faces fire-breathing dragons, an hour-long underwater swim and a maze that rises up to claim those who walk in it. And then it gets worse: He has to get a date for the Yule Ball. In “Harry Potter and the Goblet of...
by Britt Towery | Nov 25, 2005 | Opinion
A few Sunday nights ago while tooling around my radio dial, I got a surprise. I heard Dr. Robin Meyers say he had been a columnist for six years for the Oklahoma Gazette and he held the record for the most number of angry letters to the editor. I could identify with...
by Jan Turrentine | Nov 25, 2005 | Opinion
What is marriage, and who has the right to define it? When is it right to go to war? Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? Questions like these form typical Sunday morning discussion fare for adults in the Faith and Issues class at Smoke Rise Baptist Church...
by Rod Benson | Nov 23, 2005 | Opinion
I hold Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in high esteem as a churchman, intellectual and compassionate person. I especially admire his commitment to think Christianly, sometimes “outside the box,” and to push the boundaries of received...
