by Mike Parnell | Mar 30, 2004 | Opinion
In I Corinthians 13, Paul makes this statement: “We don’t see things clearly. We are squinting in a fog, peering through a mist.” It seems that no matter how sure we are, there are times in which the vision of God becomes like finding a needle in a...
by Gary Farley | Mar 30, 2004 | Opinion
A recent note on the business page of our daily newspaper sent my mind racing back across more than 50 years to Vacation Bible School. Among the character stories I heard was one about James L. Kraft. It went something like this. In 1903 Kraft, then 29, moved to...
by Barry Howard | Mar 30, 2004 | Opinion
Restoration is a ministry initiative that is often neglected. Due to brokenness, miscommunication, and disconnection, restoration needs to occur in many dimensions of human relationships: Between spouses, between parents and children, between siblings, between...
by Doug Weaver | Mar 29, 2004 | Opinion
The ordination of women as ministers–deacons, pastors and others–is controversial in Baptist life. A few Baptists are open, many (especially in the South) are adamantly opposed and some affirm women as ministers for congregations other than their own....
by James L. Evans | Mar 29, 2004 | Opinion
After a tortuous legal journey, the United States Supreme Court has finally heard Elk Grove Unified School District versus Newdow–better known as the “under God” case. A decision is expected later this spring. The particulars are well known by now....
by Doug Weaver | Mar 29, 2004 | Opinion
The ordination of women as ministers–deacons, pastors and others–is controversial in Baptist life. A few Baptists are open, many (especially in the South) are adamantly opposed and some affirm women as ministers for congregations other than their own....
