by Tony W. Cartledge | May 21, 2013 | Opinion
Visitors can’t resist taking pictures of the upper falls at En Gedi, as Patty McClure demonstrates. I walked today where David walked — and didn’t find him standing there, but I did drink from where he drank, and tried to imagine what it would be...
by Brock Ratcliff | May 21, 2013 | Opinion
I learned recently, somewhat to my surprise, that I’m not a Baptist. The surprise came because I’m an ordained Baptist minister, a graduate of a Baptist seminary, the son of a Baptist pastor, the grandson of a Baptist pastor and I have 31 years of...
by Courtney Pace | May 21, 2013 | Opinion
The small but friendly community of First United Church of Christ occupies one of the oldest buildings in West, Texas. The church relies on supply preachers from nearby seminaries, including Truett Theological Seminary, Brite Divinity School and Southwestern...
by Robert Parham | May 21, 2013 | Opinion
Americans of faith ought to feel a chill when they hear that the Internal Revenue Service asked a pro-life group about the content of its prayers. According to the Des Moines Register, the president of the Coalition for Life of Iowa applied in 2009 for a tax-exempt...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 21, 2013 | Opinion
Who would have thought I’d end up posting a blog from a wifi-equipped bus? But the hotel Internet is down, so we do the best we can. The ancient boat (an older picture, when they were still studying it).The church of “Peter’s Primacy,” near...
by John D. Pierce | May 20, 2013 | Opinion
My recollections of the civil rights movement of the ’60s are rather limited. I was sheltered from much of the reality and shaped by a social context that placed blame solely on “troublemakers” like Martin Luther King Jr. Living in a community where...
