by Tony Peck | Oct 1, 2012 | Opinion
Are Baptists Protestants? I have pondered this question as I have attended the Assembly of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) in the beautiful city of Florence, Italy, during these past days. The European Baptist Federation (EBF) is not a full...
by Randy Hyde | Oct 1, 2012 | Opinion
When it comes to bars and such, I’m hardly a habitué. But I do know what a bouncer is. It is his responsibility to make sure the patrons, due to the excessive use of libations, do not get out of hand. If they do, the bouncer removes them, sometimes not so...
by Robert Parham | Oct 1, 2012 | Opinion
A fragment has caused a global flutter about historic Christianity. The claim that Jesus was married has flashed around the world, saturating newspapers, online sources and TV news shows. It has sparked unbridled speculation about the future of Christianity. The New...
by Guy Sayles | Sep 28, 2012 | Opinion
If we priced and valued words as we do commodities, on the basis of supply and demand, then words would be dirt-cheap these days. There are more words available in the cultural marketplace than ever before: round-the-clock TV news and talk radio, stacks and stacks of...
by John Rackley | Sep 28, 2012 | Opinion
A new production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” opened in London this month to the delight of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, who told the opening night audience that he had waited 42 years for this. Hugging his “latest” Jesus fashioned by the votes...
by Mike Parnell | Sep 28, 2012 | Opinion
Director Paul Thomas Anderson does more than just put pictures up on a screen. He is an artist that creates a canvas, lush and beautiful. Then he coaxes performances from actors that are some of the best in current cinema. His latest movie, “The Master,”...