by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 11, 2011 | Opinion
There’s been an awful lot of misdirected anger expressed by Penn State students and fans the past few days, since legendary football coach Joe Paterno was fired in the wake of a sex abuse scandal involving a former assistant coach. Students rioted in the streets...
by Leroy Seat | Nov 11, 2011 | Opinion
Roger LaPorte may be a name you never remember hearing. And you may not even remember the tragic incident associated with him. Just like me until a few weeks ago. I write this, though, in memory of Roger, who died of burns, self-inflicted. He poured gasoline over...
by Mike Parnell | Nov 11, 2011 | Opinion
Journalists use the phrase “burying the lead,” which refers to hiding the primary aspects of a story. “Tower Heist,” now playing, is guilty of burying the lead. First, the movie has the word “heist” in it. That means it is trying to...
by Larry Greenfield | Nov 11, 2011 | Opinion
Some portions of Scripture seriously tempt me to abandon my Christian faith and go on the lookout for another religious tradition that more unambiguously represents what I understand to be the truth and efficacy about the God proclaimed and demonstrated by Jesus of...
by Guy Sayles | Nov 10, 2011 | Opinion
The title of J.B. Phillips’ classic book got it right: “Your God is Too Small.” Many of us have, sometimes without our knowing it, substituted a paltry and puny God for the great and gracious God made known in Jesus. We’ve manufactured a god...
by Ircel Harrison | Nov 10, 2011 | Opinion
Editor’s note: The column below is part one of a three-part series on theological education. For the past six years, I have had the opportunity to work with the leadership of CentralBaptistTheologicalSeminary in Kansas to “create a bridge as we walked...
