by Mitch Carnell | Feb 28, 2012 | Opinion
I have been thinking about Bill Wilson’s article on the word “just” since it appeared Oct. 31. In fact, the Rev. Bob Boston, retired Presbyterian minister and counselor, had already chastised me about saying, “I’m just a layman.” I...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 27, 2012 | Opinion
By John Pierce When someone asks if I believe in the ordination of women to ministry, my standard reply is: “Some of them — and the same for men.” Yesterday, the Highland Hills Baptist Church family (of which I’m a part) in Macon, Ga. ordained...
by Michael Ruffin | Feb 27, 2012 | Opinion
Here in the 53rd year of my life and in the 36th year of my ministry I participated in an act of worship in which I had never participated before – the imposition of ashes. There were a handful of Catholic families in my hometown but I guess I never saw any of them on...
by Colin Harris | Feb 27, 2012 | Opinion
If we were picking a patron saint for this year’s Lenten season, I think I would nominate St. Gamaliel, the level-headed Pharisee of Acts 5:33-39. Oh, I know he isn’t a saint, or even a Christian, for that matter; but the perspective he reflects in that...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 26, 2012 | Opinion
Today is the first Sunday of Lent — plenty time for folks who gave up chocolate to be sneaking a taste here and there, or daring to debate whether Sundays count, since they’re not included in the official 40 days of Lent. I’ve never been very good at...
by Larry Greenfield | Feb 24, 2012 | Opinion
If only that committee assigned the task of determining which biblical text goes where and when in the lectionary readings had shown a little discipline. The members of the committee should have been well aware that the season of Lent has to do with denial and, yes,...
