by Doug Weaver | Dec 29, 2003 | Opinion
Southern Baptists and women have again been in the news recently. New Southern Baptist literature, the Baptist Center for Ethics has reported, is critical of the practice of women deacons. Read that again, not the old tirades against women pastors, but the next item...
by Cliff Vaughn | Dec 29, 2003 | Opinion
One year is dying, and another is about to be born. A variety of symbols surround this transition, and most of them are more connected than people suppose. Father Time, with his wrinkled face and white beard, is a familiar image around December’s last days....
by Jan Turrentine | Dec 26, 2003 | Opinion
Senior Nate Haasis’ high school football career seemed destined to end in record-setting fashion this fall. In his last game of the season for Springfield Southeast High School in Illinois, he threw a 37-yard completion to become the all-time leader in passing...
by Cliff Vaughn | Dec 25, 2003 | Opinion
Movies are, for some people, as much a part of the Christmas holidays as stockings and trees. Whether it’s going to the theater or popping a favorite in the home system, Christmas movies help people catch the holiday spirit. They also help us unwind from other...
by James L. Evans | Dec 25, 2003 | Opinion
Lord, first of all, thank you for the careful and creative way in which you have designed this world. You have made this planet a marvelous place, filled with life and beauty. It is a privilege to recognize that we humans are a part of your amazing invention. Having...
by Richard Wilson | Dec 25, 2003 | Opinion
Among all of the songs of the season, “O Little Town of Bethlehem” surely will be among the most frequently sung this weekend. The hymn may also be the one with the greatest honesty of all the tunes associated with Christmas. Phillips Brooks got it just...
