by Martin Marty | Mar 19, 2012 | Opinion
Almost fifty times a year, the weekly Sightings column by Martin E. Marty appears. Almost every time it is based on documentation from print or digital or electronic media: newspapers, blogs, films, etc. This week is different, not because our attempt to treat...
by Robert Parham | Mar 19, 2012 | Opinion
Before a delegation of some 60 Baptists metrecentlywithWhiteHouseofficials, White House officials apparently were unfamiliar with the term “goodwill Baptists.” Why should that be a surprise? Most Baptists are unfamiliar with the idea of “goodwill...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 17, 2012 | Opinion
By John Pierce Somehow I missed it — despite my best efforts to keep up with the various shifts in American church culture. USA Today reports that church bowling alleys are becoming less common now. But that’s not the shock to me. Rather, I didn’t...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 16, 2012 | Opinion
The weather-casters are calling for thunderstorms today, and that will be a familiar song as spring continues its onward march. Thunderstorms can be trouble, spawning tornadoes or battering crops or sparking fires with lightning. But they can also be...
by Guy Sayles | Mar 16, 2012 | Opinion
Last week, I had the privilege, along with about 60 other Baptist leaders, of spending several hours at a White House briefing and conversation about important domestic policy issues. The briefing took place in a fourth-floor conference room in the venerable and...
by James L. Evans | Mar 16, 2012 | Opinion
Harold Camping, a 90-year-old radio evangelist based in North Carolina, created a bit of a controversy for himself lately by attempting to predict the future. According to a variety of sources, Camping predicted that the world would end on May 21, 2011. In case you...
