by Mark McEntire | Jun 23, 2004 | Opinion
I was recently asked to give an address at a celebration given for the high school graduates at our church. I offer an edited version of it here for other graduates and those around them. I thought I might make a list for you of all the big lies you have been told,...
by Robert Parham | Jun 21, 2004 | Opinion
Last week’s Southern Baptist Convention ensures that Southern Baptists will become known as the “ugly Americans” around the world. The SBC elected a new president who is widely known for his allegiance to an American general who framed the war on...
by Gary Farley | Jun 18, 2004 | Opinion
Baptist Press this week reported on a celebration by the leaders who launched the revolution that altered the course of the Southern Baptist Convention 25 years ago. Neglecting the facts that the membership growth of the convention has slowed since then, that the...
by Jan Turrentine | Jun 18, 2004 | Opinion
David Kirkpatrick and Jason York were high school classmates though not close friends over a decade ago in tiny Tompkinsville, Ky. Kirkpatrick left the area for college and then dental school, while York stayed in Tompkinsville to work with a friend in a...
by Paul Montacute | Jun 17, 2004 | Opinion
A hot and humid day in Indianapolis did little to warm my soul as I walked around the Southern Baptist Convention exhibit hall. I felt lost and lonely. Where were my Baptist friends with whom I have worked with and through the Baptist World Alliance for over 20 years?...
by Karen Johnson Zurheide | Jun 14, 2004 | Opinion
They are everywhere, always with us. Anticipated or not. Welcome or not. Smooth or less so. Exciting. Challenging. Nearly always difficult. They are transitions, and they are a constant in life, particularly family life. My family and I have recently had more than our...
