by Bill Wilson | Oct 31, 2011 | Opinion
I cannot stand this word and what it represents. I hear it far too often. It represents an attitude that should be banned from local church life. It is the word “just.” As in, “I’m just a layperson.” Actually, that is the specific context...
by Martin Marty | Oct 31, 2011 | Opinion
Baptists and Mormons are running ahead of Catholics in media coverage on the current “public religion” front. Many of the members of all three faith groups chafe when they hear their movements denominated “denominations.” Catholics chide...
by Ircel Harrison | Oct 31, 2011 | Opinion
Seth Godin does good work. Not only does he provide alternatives to old ways of doing things, he reminds us not to neglect proven concepts. In arecentblogpost, Godin wrote about the differences between managers and leaders. He said: “Managers work to get their...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 30, 2011 | Opinion
Churches struggle mightily in deciding what to do about Hallowe’en, which is too culturally embedded to ignore and too demonically inspired to endorse. Some churches go ahead and embrace the day, reminding parishioners that it started out as the Christian...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 29, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce As George Will put it: “Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.” While I will enjoy college football and other activities on this Saturday, there is always an element of sadness for diehard...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 28, 2011 | Opinion
Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention are thinking about changing the organization’s name — again — and I suspect the idea will get a lot more traction this time than in previous attempts, in part because SBC president Bryant Wright appears to...
