by Robert Parham | Apr 1, 2014 | Opinion
Albeit much maligned, the Protestant work ethic is preferable to the secular entitlement ethic. If you are curious about the restoration of the Protestant work ethic with the focus on hard work and thrift – and without the theological claim that it is evidence of...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 31, 2014 | Opinion
GREENSBORO, NC – Transformation, engagement, and community are the operative words in a new vision plan adopted by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina (CBFNC), which celebrated its 20-year history by looking forward. “We want to be agents of God’s...
by Greg Mamula | Mar 31, 2014 | Opinion
What do you do when the world you’ve known begins to unravel? A close friend of mine has said to me several times, “It might feel like things are unraveling, but at least we know who holds the string.” The first time I heard it,...
by Joe LaGuardia | Mar 31, 2014 | Opinion
An old adage suggests that the best way to measure church growth is by assessing the “three big Bs”: bodies-in-pews, budgets and buildings. Baptists of all sorts, however, have called this perspective into question. Kevin Ezell of the Southern Baptist...
by Martin Accad | Mar 31, 2014 | Opinion
Sometimes Lebanon is charming. When you approach the Lebanese coast as your plane takes position for landing, the beautiful mountains gushing out so close to the glassy sea captivate your attention. When you drive up the windy mountain roads of the Qadisha valley, you...
by Bob Newell | Mar 28, 2014 | Opinion
Pity the elusive mouse who must struggle to disconnect himself in the minds of youthful humans from the ubiquitous, plasticized keyboard kind. Does anyone any longer recognize the fundamental literary distinction between Walt’s beloved “Mickey” and...
