by James L. Evans | Jul 23, 2002 | Opinion
I was taught to say “thank you.” My parents wanted me to know that it is not proper to take for granted the good things that come to us in life. I am sure this is true for everyone who was raised to observe this basic courtesy. Over time, unfortunately,...
by Barry Howard | Jul 23, 2002 | Opinion
When I took a human anatomy course during my junior year in high school, our class learned to identify the left and right hemispheres, the synapses, the cerebral cortex, and the meninges. Most of the time we were identifying these parts from diagrams and charts in our...
by Michael Helms | Jul 23, 2002 | Opinion
There’s a card game called “spoons” played something like this: Four players encircling three spoons each receive four cards. The dealer draws a card from the deck and passes an unwanted card to the next player, who does the same, with the last...
by SBC | Jul 23, 2002 | Opinion
We recognize that no individual or organization can speak for all Baptists. The following represents the concern, confession, commitment, and appeal by the majority of the messengers meeting in Houston, Texas, June 5, 1968. We Face a Crisis Our nation is enveloped in...
by Dwight A. Moody | Jul 22, 2002 | Opinion
“Are you aware,” the stranger said from the far end of the telephone line, “that your second-grade son is giving away his coin collection?” No, I responded, but not in surprise. He, like many second-born sons, was a most generous person; a...
by Robert Rhodes | Jul 22, 2002 | Opinion
Faulty theology notwithstanding, the end of the world is pretty good business just now. And why wouldn’t it be? The Left Behind fiction series by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye—now at 10 books and counting—is selling more than 3 million copies each. Lest we...
