by Ferrell Foster and Bob Allen | May 25, 2004 | Opinion
Three months after the Southern Baptist Convention said the Baptist World Alliance would not be offered exhibit space at this year’s annual meeting, an SBC-related seminary learned it is also unwelcome at a Baptist state convention meeting this fall. The Baptist...
by Greg Taylor | May 25, 2004 | Opinion
Pastor Mike Foster said God spoke to him in the shower one morning and said only one word: “porn.” Disturbing as that may be, his pastor friend, Craig Gross, was so taken with the idea of a ministry to pornography addicts that he raced back to the office...
by Mark McEntire | May 24, 2004 | Opinion
The abuse and torture of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers and the brutal murder of Nicholas Berg have not been surprising to me in any way. The torture of enemies taken captive in war is an ancient practice. Those who bemoan these events as the result of...
by Mike Parnell | May 21, 2004 | Opinion
It has become a cliche. The screen holds 10 simple words: “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…” Then the screen erupts with the familiar logo for “Star Wars.” The music swells and up scrolls the message of what has taken place before...
by Jan Turrentine | May 21, 2004 | Opinion
The differences are striking. Median household income in one place exceeds $83,000; in the other, it falls just short of $10,000. The average house is valued at $402,100 in one, while houses in the other are often dilapidated shacks with dirt floors and no running...
by Michael Tutterow | May 20, 2004 | Opinion
Citing the need for a translation and commentary of the Bible that “can speak not just to some people, but to everyone,” renowned biblical scholar N.T. “Tom” Wright translates his keen insights into a readily accessible set of New Testament...
