by John D. Pierce | Jul 30, 2013 | Opinion
By John Pierce True generosity is not based on what one gets in return. Yet while we don’t (or shouldn’t) give in order to receive – it often works that way. It did for veteran Atlanta Braves pitcher Tim Hudson who suffered a major ankle injury last...
by Joe LaGuardia | Jul 30, 2013 | Opinion
We Baptists love our sermons. In our churches, the pulpit takes center stage. We spend lots of money paying good preachers and, for many churches, the sermons keep getting longer. The best sermons embody God’s Word. More important, they encourage us to embody...
by Terrell Carter | Jul 30, 2013 | Opinion
It seems like the list of groups for the church to consider supporting in the 21st century continues to grow. We are regularly reminded that we have a responsibility to care for widows and orphans, for the earth and the environment, for local and foreign missionaries,...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 29, 2013 | Opinion
Getting one’s first car is one of those thresholds of emerging adulthood that most young men and women experience, most often in a good way. I didn’t have wheels of my own until I was a sophomore in college, 60 miles from home and longing for something...
by Mitch Williams | Jul 29, 2013 | Opinion
One of my favorite poems is Mary Oliver’s “The Journey,” which begins: One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice. The poem concludes by noting that your inner voice prevails...
by Blake Hart | Jul 29, 2013 | Opinion
“Righteousness.” What a confusing and misunderstood word. We use it and use it over and over again without much critical thought as to what it means. Thanks to our traditional focus on personal piety, this word has taken on overtones of a personal...
