by Gary Farley | Jun 26, 2003 | Opinion
Hebron Baptist Church in rural Carrollton, Ala., is older and smaller than most Baptist congregations. When it constituted in 1841, it stood at the crossroads of a thriving rural community. Today only two families live within a mile of the church house. Pine trees...
by Johnny Lewis | Jun 25, 2003 | Opinion
Despite its historical root in Judaism, Christianity has a curious history when trying to relate to the very faith into which Jesus was born. At its earliest stages this relationship was challenged by schisms that divided Christians and Jews politically and socially....
by Tarris D. Rosell | Jun 25, 2003 | Opinion
Four months ago, headlines in newspapers around the world announced the unfolding saga of apparent medical error occurring within a university hospital with international name recognition. The newsworthiness of this particular mistake surely had something to do with...
by James L. Evans | Jun 24, 2003 | Opinion
Well, he’s back. Harry Potter, the wily young wizard featured in four best-selling novels and two hit movies, is back in a fifth novel, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The 870-page tome from author J. K. Rowling is poised to become the biggest seller...
by Richard Wilson | Jun 24, 2003 | Opinion
Biographer Dores Sharp reports that 3-year-old Walter Rauschenbusch responded to the common question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” with the uncommon response, “I want to be John the Baptist!” Out of the mouth of a babe came words...
by John Finley | Jun 23, 2003 | Opinion
There are many persons of goodwill who continue the important work of mutual understanding and cooperation, but more than any other factor, it was Vatican Council II that opened the door to ecumenical and interfaith dialogue. If you want to thank someone, thank a...
