by Marv Knox | Mar 6, 2003 | Opinion
Americans may have gotten past the notion that polite people don’t discuss politics and religion in public. But when an article about the president’s religion appears in the Baptist Standard, the editor’s phone lines and e-mail load up. Before...
by Mike Smith | Mar 5, 2003 | Opinion
The philosophy and methods described in Going Public not only work, but are congruent with core Christian values. Christian leaders who are struggling to articulate why and how the church might improve the quality of life in their communities will find the help they...
by Dwight A. Moody | Mar 5, 2003 | Opinion
I sit now and stare at the trees. Their bent and broken shapes are sure to last, reshaping their setting against a sky that is sometimes blue, sometimes gray. They will remind me, I am sure, of the sabbath day that was forced upon us, and also of the way they make a...
by Pam Durso | Mar 4, 2003 | Opinion
Like many public figures of the day, Washington was reticent about sharing his views on religion, but his letters, diaries and speeches reveal that many of the stories about his religious views had no factual basis. Washington’s words seem to indicate that he...
by Michael Helms | Mar 4, 2003 | Opinion
Jonah admitted he had angered the God—the God of heaven who made the sea and land. He told the sailors to throw him overboard and the sea would become calm. Amazingly, Jonah chose to die rather than change his ways. Like Jonah, we’ve walked around...
by Ron Sisk | Mar 3, 2003 | Opinion
In evangelical life, the high value placed on ministry as a “calling” and the relatively low value placed on ministry as a “profession” traditionally meant that ministers were expected to know how to behave apart from any attempt to set...
