by William D. Shiell | Feb 3, 2004 | Opinion
“Whatever derives from lively faith is itself lively,” wrote the great German theologian Helmut Thielicke. His statement about authentic responses to faith can be applied to the most recent volume from the Chrysostom Society, Epiphanies: Stories for the...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Feb 3, 2004 | Opinion
Are those with darker skin more likely to commit crimes than those with lighter skin? Is it because they are genetically prone to violence? Or is it because of how we have been taught to see them? How we react to dark-skinned bodies is illustrated by a study conducted...
by Cliff Vaughn | Feb 3, 2004 | Opinion
“The Fighting Temptations” wasn’t the film it should have been. This story about a down-and-out New York advertiser who heads South to claim an inheritance—with strings attached—just didn’t make the grade when the music stopped. Had the acting...
by Cliff Vaughn | Feb 3, 2004 | Opinion
If you missed “Secondhand Lions” in theaters last summer, you have another chance to see this fantastic family-friendly film. It’s being released on DVD and VHS today. Set in 1962 rural Texas, “Lions” tells the story of young Walter...
by Charles Foster Johnson | Feb 2, 2004 | Opinion
The Southern Baptist Convention’s recent decision to quit the Baptist World Alliance all but completes its 25-year rewrite of what it means to be Baptist. George W. Truett, legendary Texas Baptist pastor and founding light of the BWA, wouldn’t recognize...
by Albert Reyes | Feb 2, 2004 | Opinion
The new frontiers for our Baptist witness have shifted from merely a focus on geography to a focus on culture with the advent of the global village. In the United States, we are living in close proximity to people of different cultures and radically different...
