by Rod Benson | Apr 6, 2005 | Opinion
Pope John Paul II died April 2, ending the reign of the 265th pope. He was born Karol Wojytla in 1920 in the Polish village of Wadowice, 50 kilometers from Krakow. His father was a retired non-commissioned Polish army officer; his Lithuanian mother, a schoolteacher,...
by Mike Parnell | Apr 6, 2005 | Opinion
“Sin City” reminds me of one of Billy Preston’s songs, “Will It Go ‘Round in Circles.” “I got a story, ain’t got no moral,” go the lyrics. “Let the bad guy win every once in a while.” “Sin...
by Robert Guffey | Apr 4, 2005 | Opinion
Unless you have been on silent retreat in another world this past month, you have experienced the media overload surrounding the tragic case of Terri Schiavo. As a pastor, I feel grief for a family whose internal conflict over the decision of when to say good-bye to a...
by James L. Evans | Apr 4, 2005 | Opinion
In a recent column I wrote about prayer at presidential inaugurations and suggested that if we must pray ceremonially, those prayers should reflect America’s religious diversity. In other words, prayers at inaugurations should probably not end with “in the...
by Robert Parham | Apr 2, 2005 | Opinion
The death of Pope John Paul II leaves the Christian community with both lament and apprehension—lament over the loss of the world’s conscience and worry about who will speak with corresponding moral clarity. Baptists, however, have had a split-screen reaction...
by Ray Waddle | Apr 1, 2005 | Opinion
Growing up in the 60s in north Louisiana, I was always noticing the angry billboards: GET US OUT OF THE U.N.! JESUS IS COMING SOON–ARE YOU READY? WATER FLUORIDATION … A COMMUNIST PLOT. These insistent messages were just a normal part of the scenery, like...
