by Colin Harris | Aug 17, 2011 | Opinion
A long time ago, in a culture far, far away, a political philosopher sketched out the details of an ideal society. His name was Plato, and his portrait of this desirable and sustainable human community is his famous “Republic,” couched as a dialogue...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 16, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce Jerry Seinfeld observed: “It’s amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper.” Yep, and you never know what some crazy editor will include or exclude. And while electronic...
by Chuck Warnock | Aug 16, 2011 | Opinion
While many individuals are held in high esteem in our denomination, Southern Baptists have only one saint and her name is Lottie Moon. Of course, we don’t refer to her as “Saint Lottie,” but the legend that has arisen around her life story qualifies...
by Laura Barclay | Aug 16, 2011 | Opinion
The gritty images of border crossings, border patrol, police cars, barren deserts and government buildings place the audience firmly in another world – one with which immigrants are all too familiar. The documentary begins with the question, “Lord, when did we...
by Drew Smith | Aug 15, 2011 | Opinion
Any casual reader of the Gospels knows that Jesus said a great deal about wealth and possessions. In fact, he said more about money and care for the poor than any other subject. Jesus constantly provoked his hearers with radical ideas about wealth and possessions –...
by Jonty Langley | Aug 15, 2011 | Opinion
“Socialism is a lovely idea, but it is a little naïve about human nature.” That’s a line you’ll hear repeated and reworded in classrooms, churches and cyberspace, whenever “the ideal society” and the inevitably flawed humans who...
