by John D. Pierce | Feb 4, 2016 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce The late humorist Lewis Grizzard once explained common Southern vernacular regarding nudity. “Naked,” he said, means you don’t have on clothes. “Nekkid,” however, means you don’t have on clothes — “and are up to something.” A lingering Puritan...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Feb 4, 2016 | Opinion
Could the governing failure of Pennsylvania’s 18th century “Quaker Assembly” provide a warning for the 21st century U.S.? The late historian Daniel Boorstin suggested that the Quakers’ failure in governing the colony of Pennsylvania resulted...
by Guy Sayles | Feb 4, 2016 | Opinion
The heavy snow that recently fell in our area brought surprising gifts: the requirement (and permission) to step away for a few days from routine busyness, to have longer stretches of uninterrupted time to read and to think, and to rest without irrational guilt over...
by John Weaver | Feb 4, 2016 | Opinion
I was privileged to present an Eco-Congregation Award to Central Baptist Church of Norwich in England on Jan. 24. This may well have been one of the last such awards to be made, as two days later Eco Church was launched at St Paul’s Cathedral. Eco Church has...
by Robert Parham | Feb 3, 2016 | Opinion
Historic and inspiring are the two words used by Texas Baptist religion professor Robert Sellers to describe the Marrakesh Declaration released last week by Muslim scholars. Texas megachurch pastor Bob Roberts said he was “blown away” by the 750-word...
by Nada Jović | Feb 2, 2016 | Opinion
The last four months I have been watching refugees arrive in Croatia, and it had a strong effect on me to pray for them. I, too, have been through war and refugee days and I know all too well the feelings of fear – fear of getting hurt, fear of being separated...
