by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove | Nov 22, 2002 | Opinion
When Abbie Hoffman and his “Yippies” did it 35 years ago, they did it inside. Stock brokers and activists alike will remember the scene from the New York Stock Exchange in 1967, dollar bills floating to the trading floor and traders scrambling to grab...
by Marv Knox | Nov 22, 2002 | Opinion
“Will the BGCT become a denomination?” That question, or something like it, echoed down the hallway of Baylor University’s Ferrell Center, site of the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual session last week. Its source was a nearly unanimous...
by Dana Neff | Nov 22, 2002 | Opinion
At Thanksgiving, we usually give thanks for material things. We may even be tempted to express gratitude with a self-righteous attitude. Instead, we need a mindset of humility and an emphasis on the spiritual blessings that have made it possible for us to have a...
by Michael Helms | Nov 22, 2002 | Opinion
Only when we take up our cross and follow Jesus can we move through our identity crises and have any hope of helping others overcome theirs. Personal interests, talents, looks, intelligence, race and economic levels are often factors that come into play as adolescents...
by Jeff Woods | Nov 22, 2002 | Opinion
Conflict is a natural part of the changing identity and ministries of a congregation, and in many instances it can be managed appropriately. When the conflict becomes unnatural, however, additional interventions become necessary. The key to working with conflicts in...
by Cliff Vaughn | Nov 22, 2002 | Opinion
Based on a short story called “The Palace Thief” by Ethan Canin, “Club” follows the fortunes of classics teacher Mr. Hundert (Kline) and his young charges at the St. Benedicts School for Boys, where one of the directives is “non...
