by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 30, 2013 | Opinion
Thanksgiving came about as late in the month as it can this year, leaving shoppers with fewer shopping days before Christmas. Even so, the only frantic shopping seems to be among those in search of the few deeply cut Black Friday specials whose limited quantities...
by Naomi King Walker | Nov 27, 2013 | Opinion
Seminary “J-Terms” – three-week courses in January, June or July – are always intense, but the one I took in July 1987 was especially memorable. Besides three hours of class daily, my professor required us to visit four churches, read four books, deliver a...
by Jim Hill | Nov 27, 2013 | Opinion
Human rights are commonly understood as fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being. The Baptist World Alliance is promoting Human Rights Day on Dec. 7-8 (depending upon whether they worship on Saturday or...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 27, 2013 | Opinion
What images come to mind when you hear the word “pilgrim”? For me, I see men wearing black, broad-brimmed hats with large belt buckles and women wearing white bonnets and aprons. Often I imagine these folks gathered around a table with Native American...
by Helle Liht | Nov 26, 2013 | Opinion
“Poverty is the worst environmental pollution,” said Indira Gandhi, prime minister of India at the United Nations Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm in 1972. Since then her statement has been quoted and interpreted by many. What did she mean? Did...
by David W. T. Brattston | Nov 26, 2013 | Opinion
Christ and Paul regularly thanked God. The four Gospels frequently depict Jesus giving thanks at meal times. Paul often gave thanks, especially for members of congregations under his guidance (see Ephesians 1:16, Colossians 1:3, 1 Thessalonians 1:2 and 1 Thessalonians...
