by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 23, 2013 | Opinion
On Monday I posted a few photos taken around sunrise at Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island, but the morning was filled with a ghostly fog, leaving the deadfall stark, though no less beautiful, as if drawn in black and white. Tuesday morning the skies were mostly clear...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 23, 2013 | Opinion
By John Pierce All-day planning on Monday was broken up with 10-mile bike ride — with the first nine miles free of rain. This photo by Larry Hovis was taken at the mid-point, not the end, fortunately.The Baptists Today/Nurturing Faith staff is spread from North...
by Bill Wilson | Nov 22, 2013 | Opinion
I have had the privilege of working with numerous congregations to clarify their identity and lean into the future proactively. When that has gone well, one consequence has nearly always been true: The fresh vision requires a significant shift in the organizational...
by Lois Mitchell | Nov 22, 2013 | Opinion
In his book, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” holocaust survivor Victor Frankl said, “On the average, only those prisoners could keep alive who, after years of trekking from camp to camp, had lost all scruples in their fight for existence; they were...
by Ron Rolheiser | Nov 21, 2013 | Opinion
When astronauts journey into space, their capsules are equipped with a machine that gets rid of the carbon dioxide they produce as they breathe. If that machine breaks down, they’re in trouble, as was shown in the movie “Apollo 13.” Traveling inside...
by Joe LaGuardia | Nov 21, 2013 | Opinion
Speaking to a group of Baptists at a recent Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Georgia general assembly, George Mason, pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, challenged churchgoers to engage in social justice ministries that help the poor, empower the oppressed...
