by John D. Pierce | Sep 11, 2012 | Opinion
By John Pierce Friends who join me for an Atlanta Braves game often talk more about the characters they meet at Turner Field than the onfield action. Those of us seated down the left field line know one of those characters as simply “Herman.” The...
by Ron Crawford | Sep 11, 2012 | Opinion
A new future began to emerge for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in Fort Worth, Texas, in June. The retirement of long-time Coordinator Dan Vestal was front and center throughout the meeting. Add to this the return to the classroom of Rob Nash and the departure of...
by Trevor Barton | Sep 11, 2012 | Opinion
Imani walked down the hall with a paper cup in her hands. She stopped and held up the cup to me. Inside its paper walls were soil, water and seeds – all those humble and elemental things that build a third-grader’s scientific knowledge. Imani was growing...
by Guy Sayles | Sep 10, 2012 | Opinion
On the heels of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions – “Please like us; we’re nicer than we seem” (the Republican theme) and “Please don’t leave us; we’re doing the best we can” (the Democratic theme) – I am...
by Mitch Carnell | Sep 10, 2012 | Opinion
What gifts were you given, and how have you employed them to further God’s kingdom? During a discussion of talent, I said to Paula Carl, a gifted pianist, organist and conductor, “I am wary about using the term ‘talented’ because I don’t...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 9, 2012 | Opinion
I’m writing this before heading out to church today. I don’t know what the music will be like, though I’m sure it will be well done, and I’m not worried about it. I can enjoy both traditional and more contemporary music, pieces that are...
