by Garrett Vickrey and Lance Mayes | Mar 3, 2017 | Opinion
A windy Sunday recently introduced a new challenge – keeping the doors of the church closed. Wind gusts of up to 50 mph in San Antonio, Texas, this past January made entering and exiting church on a Sunday morning more adventurous than usual. Gusty winds blew...
by Wade Smith | Mar 3, 2017 | Opinion
In his poem, “Mending Wall,” published in 1914, Robert Frost stated the proverb, “Good fences make good neighbors.” Frost recognized that “where there are cows,” fences make good sense. However, he questioned the necessity of fences...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 3, 2017 | Opinion
Can militants associated with the so-called Islamic State be given credit for anything good? Not one thing, most of us would say. Still, their misguided and destructive campaign to blot out priceless monuments from antiquity because they were associated with the...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 2, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Congratulations to author Cynthia Wise Mitchell, and the history committee and congregation of Vestavia Hills Baptist Church in Birmingham, on the publishing of this beautiful volume that commemorates 60 years of faithful service. Nurturing Faith is...
by Martha Kate Hall | Mar 2, 2017 | Opinion
March Mission Madness is the longest running event within the life of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Georgia (CBF/GA), celebrating its 21st anniversary in 2017. This annual weekend-long event begins on a Friday evening when groups arrive at the local church...
by Ruth Rosell | Mar 2, 2017 | Opinion
Hospitality to strangers is an integral part of the Christian faith tradition. Marjorie Thompson, in her 2005 book, “Soul Feast,” states it was “a hallmark of virtue for ancient Jews and Christians.” The writer of Hebrews holds up...
