by John D. Pierce | Sep 11, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce My email inbox is full of media releases, news stories, and invitations to commemorative events (from press conferences to secular and religious observances) all related to the 10th anniversary of the tragic terrorist onslaught on our nation on Sept....
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 11, 2011 | Opinion
So, where were you on the morning of September 11, 2001? I’ll bet you know. It’s one of those days, like when John F. Kennedy was shot or when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on its way into space, that burns itself into your memory because...
by Mike Parnell | Sep 9, 2011 | Opinion
An older woman sits among a gathering. Your eye is drawn to her face – and its large scar. A younger woman stands before the group and extols the virtues of three people who left the safety of home for a dangerous mission. All three, two men and the woman with the...
by Charles McGathy | Sep 9, 2011 | Opinion
Editor’s note: The story below will be included in remarks by Charles McGathy, pastor of First Baptist Church in Madison, N.C., at a 9/11 ceremony this Sunday. I’d like to share with you a story. This happened in the days following 9/11 while I was serving...
by Bill Wilson | Sep 8, 2011 | Opinion
“Intervention” is an award-winning reality show about addiction and the extraordinary lengths it can take to face one’s unhealthy compulsions. Each episode chronicles attempts by family members and friends to bring health to someone who is destroying...
by Cliff Vaughn | Sep 8, 2011 | Opinion
Hector Villanueva, pastor of Iglesia Bautista La Roca in Siler City, N.C., found out last Friday he won’t be deported to Mexico. That’s cause for celebration on several fronts: the legal system did the right thing; a church can keep its pastor; a community...
