by James L. Evans | Feb 6, 2003 | Opinion
Investing our hope in the symbols and practices of our faith is a good thing. Healing and transformation can and do follow their proper use. But they cannot be forced into service. They are not the only ones. President Bush recently issued an executive order clearing...
by Cliff Vaughn | Feb 6, 2003 | Opinion
“Lose a Guy” has star power, a good marketing campaign and an audience primed by reality TV shows like “Joe Millionaire” and “The Bachelorette.” The movie won’t disappoint. But, like the shows, it should cause critical minds...
by Michael Helms | Feb 5, 2003 | Opinion
The truth is that churches do a lot of member swapping. In Southern Baptist life, for example, most additions to a church’s enrollment in a given year are not from converts, but from people looking for a new church home. While shoppers come in the front door,...
by Gary Farley | Feb 5, 2003 | Opinion
Learn to love, Jesus said. For many of us, it begins with a spouse. Ideally, we love and are loved. It expands to family. Hopefully, love is experienced in our churches and small groups like Sunday School classes. Beyond this, it needs to expand into communities,...
by Pam Durso | Feb 4, 2003 | Opinion
No one knows precisely what Lincoln thought or how he coped with so much tragedy, but many of his associates noted that he frequently had a Bible in hand. He also began to integrate the scriptures into his personal and political vocabulary. To most Americans, Abraham...
by Richard Wilson | Feb 4, 2003 | Opinion
Give in to the biting winds of winter, pulling up your collar and pulling down your chin, listening to the call to silence. Perhaps it is all of the above. Slower living gives us time for reflection, and reflection calls for quiet. The precise outline of a bare tree...
