by James L. Evans | May 22, 2002 | Opinion
We were fortunate to be in Washington, D.C., the year the United States Holocaust Museum opened. We stood in line for hours to get tickets, and hours more to get in. Hundreds and hundreds of people were there to see and remember. Once inside, we walked in a silent,...
by James L. Evans | May 10, 2002 | Opinion
In the Christian South, Mother’s Day has come to occupy a semi-sacred status. In fact, many churches will use their worship services this Sunday not only to honor mothers, but also celebrate and promote a vision of the ideal family. This idyllic image of family...
by James L. Evans | Apr 29, 2002 | Opinion
My grandfather never owned a Bible. In fact, he could not read. He never attended a church, didn’t sing any hymns, and never prayed—out loud anyway. He also seemed to have a certain contempt for preachers. Although he never said it directly, I got the idea...
by James L. Evans | Apr 17, 2002 | Opinion
We don’t hear much about orthodoxy these days. The notion comes from a time when the church exercised control over the beliefs and practices of its members. The idea of a binding body of religious teaching is simply untenable in the modern world. These days,...
by James L. Evans | Apr 9, 2002 | Opinion
Southern literary icon Flannery O’Connor once said, “By and large, people in the South still conceive of humanity in theological terms. While the South is hardly Christ-centered, it is most certainly Christ-haunted.” That’s a startling image to...
