The DaVinci Code: Good Marketing, Bad Theology

Several months ago I read a novel entitled The DaVinci Code. It was a good read, if a bit far-fetched, but then this was fiction, or so I thought. Only later did I learn the book’s author considered the plot historically plausible. Recently, ABC presented a news...

Gays and Marriage: A Middle Way

Last week the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that gay and lesbian couples in that state are legally entitled to marry, thereby entitling them to the same “legal, financial, and social benefits” as heterosexual couples. The topic now seems destined to...

‘Mystic River’

A few decades ago when Clint Eastwood was busy making spaghetti westerns and Dirty Harry movies, who would have conceived that he would one day be such an incredible director. “Unforgiven,” the film that won Eastwood the Oscar for Best Director and also...

Judged By The Judge

One thing you hardly ever hear is that Alabama Baptists are soft on Scripture. We get knocked around for a lot of things we do, but hardly ever our commitment to the Bible. Now, that has changed. As hard as it may be to believe, Judge Roy Moore has found it necessary...

Sabbath Rules

Take a quick test. Place a mental check-mark beside each of the following activities that you believe is acceptable “Sabbath” behavior. Feel free to add your favorites to the list: __Mowing the lawn __Going to the movies __Doing housework __Playing games...