by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 30, 2011 | Opinion
Baptists Today’s new Nurturing Faith curriculum has been out for about six months now, and it’s picking up some really nice reviews from the many classes and churches that have given it a try. Users seem especially pleased with the content of the core...
by Vinoth Ramachandra | Nov 30, 2011 | Opinion
One week before the Great Crash of October 1929 – which precipitated the Great Depression – Irving Fisher of Yale University, perhaps the most distinguished U.S. economist of his time, claimed that the American economy had attained a “permanently high...
by Guy Sayles | Nov 30, 2011 | Opinion
Famously, when Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy stepped through the wardrobe in the old professor’s house, they entered the fantastic land of Narnia. It was winter. In fact, Mr. Tumnus, the Faun, said to the children: “It is winter in Narnia, and has been...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 29, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce Although not an educator by training, I keep wondering about the degree to which critical analysis can be taught or at least nurtured. Why? Because, obviously, independent thinking is in short supply. When reading online publications and forums that...
by Bill Wilson | Nov 29, 2011 | Opinion
Time for a confession. Let me tell you a consultant’s dirty little secret: Congregational strategic planning is frequently a waste of time and can be counterproductive. There, it’s out. Now, it’s time to explain. Many congregations, for a variety of...
by Martin Marty | Nov 29, 2011 | Opinion
Twice in the last four years I have spied Benton Harbor, Mich., a once flourishing factory town that has suffered all manner of ills: bad leadership, racial conflicts and more. Its downtown is ghostly. The most devastating blow occurred when Whirlpool abandoned it and...
