Conflicted lives

Appointments in Richmond and Charlottesville, Va., gave the opportunity to visit Thomas Jefferson’s beautiful home place, Monticello, yesterday morning. The crisp air, changing leaves and sense of historical importance made it enjoyable.The third...

Intentional dishonesty or irrational fear?

The possibility (or probability as some polls suggest) that Sen. Barack Obama will be the next U.S. president has some fundamentalist Christian leaders predicting gloom, doom and some very strange other stuff.According to an Associated Press report, Focus on the...

Remembering Nell Knight

Iva Nell Moseley Knight, 82, died yesterday (Oct. 22) after a long illness. A celebration of her life will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, at Oakhurst Baptist Church, (222 East Lake Drive, Decatur, Ga.) where she was a member for 49 years.Nell was a major factor in her...

Writing editorials

Part of my weekly routine as a new seminarian in the fall of 1978 was visiting the library’s periodical section and reading newspapers on a stick. A variety of news sources were readily available there — for free.The Georgia Baptist newspaper, The Christian...