by Terrell Carter | Jun 22, 2015 | Opinion
Through the actions of one reprehensible person, our nation has been reminded that evil is alive and well. Understandably, this unconscionable act of killing nine people during a Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina,...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Jun 22, 2015 | Opinion
In the most widely anticipated and publicized papal encyclical to date, Pope Francis has urged Catholics as well as all of humanity to make creation care a priority. The encyclical is wide ranging, speaking boldly throughout about the imperative that Christians have...
by Robert Parham | Jun 22, 2015 | Opinion
When the first documentary preview of “Genocide 66” ended, a former Southern Baptist missionary to West Africa, Steve Seaberry, said to a luncheon colleague that he had never heard the story. The untold story – to which he referred – was the...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 21, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Ministers across the nation this morning are offering pastoral words of hope, challenge and peace following the horrific, hate-driven murders of nine participants in a Charleston, S.C., Bible study. Finding understanding, however, is impossible. It just...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 20, 2015 | Opinion
I suspect many people had not heard of “Juneteenth” before this week, when the 150th anniversary of the celebration followed by just two days the heartless murder of nine black worshipers in Charleston’s historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal...
by Larry Eubanks | Jun 19, 2015 | Opinion
On every baseball team there is always a kid who has a hard time judging fly balls. This is the guy who is so fixated on where the ball is that he never can figure out where the ball is going to be. So the coach puts him out in right field, where fewer balls are hit....