by Christina Embree | Mar 11, 2016 | Opinion
A video went viral recently showing a young African-American woman being removed from a presidential campaign rally. She was pushed and prodded by numerous campaign supporters while others voiced insults or filmed the incident on their phones. No one stepped in and...
by Terry Austin | Mar 11, 2016 | Opinion
One of the major emphases among church health specialists the past few years is the need to create an atmosphere that is “friendly” to visitors (or guests, as they are preferably called). Churches have responded well, and it is quite common to find a...
by Guy Sayles | Mar 10, 2016 | Opinion
When writer Rick Bragg was young and struggling to find his way in journalism, he won a prestigious fellowship to Harvard University. While there, he felt out of place. He hadn’t finished college, and he was in classes with people who were pursuing graduate...
by Andy Williams | Mar 10, 2016 | Opinion
A group of students stood behind the two banners bearing these slogans: “We refuse to be enemies, Spread Hummus not Hate.” They were from all faiths, nations and cultures and had come together to express their unity and commitment to live together in...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 9, 2016 | Opinion
FALLS CHURCH, VA – Both good news and troublesome tensions were in the air as members of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Executive Committee gathered for their annual spring meeting in Falls Church March 6-9. In his annual report to the committee, General Secretary...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 9, 2016 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce One Sunday morning I exited a hotel elevator and walked toward the front desk. In the lobby I passed and greeted a young man in jeans with a guitar in one hand and box of donuts in the other. I surmised that he was headed to a rented conference room...
