by Christa Brown | Feb 15, 2019 | Opinion
A 16-year-old girl was groomed and manipulated into an abusive “relationship” by the youth pastor of her evangelical church. When the truth came to light, she was shamed, blamed and silenced. The pastor continued in ministry. This is the story of Emily Joy, co-creator...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Feb 15, 2019 | Opinion
Standardized testing is making headlines in Texas, with legislators considering tying increased funding for K-12 schools to test results. “Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have said they want to avoid ‘throwing’ money at schools without demanding better...
by Michael Parnell | Feb 15, 2019 | Opinion
Short featurettes that precede the showing of the feature film are a new trend at U.S. movie theaters. No, it is not a Looney Tunes cartoon or a Three Stooges short, but the director coming on the screen to thank you for coming to see his or her film. “They Shall Not...
by Laura Landgraf | Feb 14, 2019 | Opinion
President Harry S. Truman’s Oval Office desk contained a plaque, set on a walnut base facing his guests, inscribed with “The Buck Stops Here!” Shouldn’t that be the Southern Baptist Convention’s working principle, on behalf of its 15 million members? Enter the endless...
by Mitch Randall | Feb 14, 2019 | Opinion
Childish Gambino (a.k.a. Donald Glover) made history Sunday night as he won the Grammy for best song and record of the year, making “This Is America” the first rap song to receive the accolade. Gambino’s song and video are the best artistic expressions on race I have...
by Mark Tidsworth | Feb 13, 2019 | Opinion
Aspiration is moving toward the best expression of church we can be, faithfully living the gospel of Jesus Christ with relevance in our community We yearn, long and stretch for it because we so want to be invigorated communities of disciples, who are making disciples...
