by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 21, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
During a visit with adult children in Georgia recently, we participated in a basket weaving activity at Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, just outside of Macon, Georgia. The park is an attempt to honor the people of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Native...
by Delaney Metcalf | May 9, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Preachers and pastors, knowingly or unknowingly, sometimes appeal to shame in sermons, convinced if someone feels bad enough, then they might change for the better. In other circumstances, church members might use shame due to someone’s identity or a special “sin”...
by Marion Aldridge | Oct 22, 2020 | Opinion
A recent anxiety attack caused me to reexamine my activities, as well as my in-activities, during the pandemic. Disaster response experts tell us the six-month mark after any natural catastrophe is called the “disillusionment phase.” That’s where we are currently,...
by Ron Rolheiser | Feb 12, 2020 | Opinion
Recently on the popular television program, “Saturday Night Live,” a comedian made a rather colorful wisecrack in response to an answer that Nancy Pelosi had given to a journalist who had accused her of hating the president. Pelosi had stated that, as a Roman...
by Bob Browning | May 29, 2014 | General
A sermon by Bob Browning, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Frankfort, Ky. May 25, 2014 John 14:1-7 Some of my most meaningful conversations are with people who are dying. When your days on earth are drawing to a close, you don’t waste words, which is why most of the...
