by Britt Towery | Oct 18, 2004 | Opinion
“There is nothing I dread so much as the division of the Republic into two great parties, each under its leader,” said John Adams, one of the framers of the Constitution. Those who watched the three presidential debates had every right to believe the...
by Robert Parham | Oct 18, 2004 | Opinion
UNITED NATIONS–Evangelical Christians from around the world pledged Friday to make governments keep their promises to cut poverty in half by 2015. “What we are doing is harnessing the muscle of Christians all over the world to hold our national and global...
by Robert Parham | Oct 15, 2004 | Opinion
UNITED NATIONS—British and Australian Baptists are among leaders spearheading a global alliance of churches and faith-based aid organizations intent on mobilizing the Christian community to eradicate extreme poverty by 2015. Today marks the international launch of the...
by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 15, 2004 | Opinion
“The Dust Factory” is like a cross between Cirque du Soleil and “The X-Files.” Or maybe it’s a cross between “Holes” and “What Dreams May Come.” Or maybe it’s between “Alice in Wonderland” and...
by Jan Turrentine | Oct 15, 2004 | Opinion
My first allowance—25 cents per week—came with both obligation and opportunity, in that order. My parents usually gave my allowance in some combination of nickels and dimes. It was easier that way, they explained, to take a nickel from those coins and save it to put...
by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 14, 2004 | Opinion
“Spin,” a 1991 novel by Donald Everett Axinn, is now a film from James Redford, who adapted and directed the project. Set in the 1950s, it deals with a boy’s search for purpose after the death of his parents—as well as the feelings he develops for a...