by James Gordon | Aug 28, 2018 | Opinion
In a review of the current Tolkien exhibition at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, United Kingdom, Rowan Williams makes this observation, “Desire for power – the kind of power that will make us safe, reverse injustices and avenge defeats – is a dream that can devour...
by Colin Harris | Feb 11, 2016 | Opinion
It is becoming a widespread observation that we are surrounded by at least two very different versions of who we are, where we have been and where we are going as a society and a nation. We can look and listen for a while, then change news channels, tune in to the...
by Michael Cheuk | Mar 20, 2014 | General
A sermon by Michael Cheuk, Pastor, University Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Va. March 9, 2014. Matthew 4:1-11 Whew! What an amazing couple of Sundays we’ve had! We dedicated eight babies and children, ordained Joseph Johnson, welcomed the Watsons into membership,...
by Colin Harris | Feb 4, 2014 | Opinion
Recent waves of investigations and indictments of people in high places on global, national and even local scales remind us of Lord Acton’s phrasing of the ancient concept – “power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Responding...
by Randy Hyde | Mar 28, 2013 | General
A sermon by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ar. Isaiah 50:4-9a; Luke 19:28-40 The prophets always had an uneasy relationship with the city of Jerusalem. It was David’s city, the crown jewel of the people of God, the home of the temple...