by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 17, 2011 | Opinion
I have this thing about coffee: it makes me gag, or close to it. I wish coffee tasted as good to me as it smells in the morning. I wish I could walk around with a big cup from Starbucks and debate the nuances of flavor from various beans or grinds with other java...
by Ron Crawford | Oct 17, 2011 | Opinion
I know people who, like my neighbor’s 5-inch-tall dog named Willy, think they are “big dogs” when they are not. And yes, I find them amusing. This column could be about barking church members, denominational leaders or political leaders, but I would...
by Guy Sayles | Oct 17, 2011 | Opinion
Maybe you will find this hard to believe, but, from years and years of paying attention to the fears and hopes that people carry deep in their hearts, I know it to be true: More people than you might guess are sure that God is mostly unhappy with them, endlessly...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 15, 2011 | Opinion
What do you do when torrential rains wash out a planned day trip to the beach? First, you give thanks that the intermittent downpour hasn’t washed out the hotel and the roads around it, then you make alternative plans. The delegation from Calvary Baptist Church...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 14, 2011 | Opinion
Thursday was a an 18-hour grind punctuated by multiple opportunities to taste the beauty of El Salvador, the very difficult times faced by its people, and the hopeful determination that endures. Along the way we met some amazing people, including a man one member...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 14, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce If you haven’t heard, liberalism always creeps. It crept into my otherwise staid Southern Baptist Church experience when someone showed up with a copy of Good News for Modern Man in the late ’60s. The somewhat familiar language (there were...
