by John Ewing Roberts | Feb 20, 2004 | Opinion
Since I haven’t seen Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ,” I can only ask questions. I have lots of them: –Does it honor Jesus or exploit Jesus? Richard Niebuhr in his critique of liberalism wrote, “A God without wrath brought...
by Jan Turrentine | Feb 20, 2004 | Opinion
Mel Gibson has long been accustomed to the adulation of the crowds. For years a Hollywood box-office favorite, he has captured numerous coveted leading man roles. With each successive film, both his bank account and his fan base have grown. His latest film foray,...
by Bill Ireland | Feb 19, 2004 | Opinion
Given the popularity of Dan Brown’s The DaVinci Code, Elaine Pagels’ Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas, and Michael Baigent’s Holy Blood, Holy Grail, I half-expected John Dart’s Decoding Mark to be one more in the parade of sensational...
by Jim Ball | Feb 19, 2004 | Opinion
Nearly all human beings live on land. This leads to a tendency to forget about the oceans. Out of sight, out of mind. But when we stand before them or float upon them they seem vast and limitless and invincible. We have sayings that highlight this feeling, such as...
by Robert Parham | Feb 18, 2004 | Opinion
Some fundamentalist leaders think it is time for the Southern Baptist Convention to have a face lift. They want to change the name of their denomination. They apparently believe that a cosmetic change to the most unattractive church body in America will successfully...
by Dwight A. Moody | Feb 17, 2004 | Opinion
Fourteen years ago, the world watched as a once prosperous and stable country of two million souls on the west coast of Africa deteriorated into anarchy, terror and war. What the world does not know is the story of a 10-year-old boy whose response to this tragedy in...
