by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 23, 2008 | Opinion
Christians tend to get really excited about Easter morning, and for good reason. In the long run, however, what Jesus’ followers saw and did on Easter evening may have had greater long-term significance for the future of their faith.For those who might be...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 20, 2008 | Opinion
Government restrictions on Sunday activities, commonly called blue laws, have been around in various forms since 1617.Those of a certain age can remember when virtually all stores and businesses were closed on Sunday by law, not by the convictions of store owners.In...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 17, 2008 | Opinion
Young seminarian Jonathan Merritt sure has gotten a lot of attention for his effort to get Southern Baptists more engaged in creation care. Even TIME magazine and other well-known publications picked up on it.His concern, he said, was stimulated by a systematic...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 13, 2008 | Opinion
President Jimmy Carter summoned about 65 Baptist leaders to The Carter Center in Atlanta yesterday (March 12) to consider follow-up steps to the highly successful Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant held earlier this year. The group worked through multiple...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 11, 2008 | Opinion
An interesting article from AlterNet (by Rob Boston of Church and State) reveals why some former high-profile leaders of the so-called Religious Right or Christian Right became disenchanted with the movement.Frank Schaeffer, son of the late evangelical hero Francis...
