by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 8, 2010 | Opinion
If it weren’t for Martha Stearns Marshall, there’s a good chance I would not be a Baptist today. I can count seven generations of Baptist blood in my family, and all of it started with what seemed to be an unfortunate incident – until you see how it turned...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 27, 2009 | Opinion
I took note of two public statements in recent days that must have been calculated to draw attention because both were – in my humble opinion – preposterous. Former – and probably future – presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, who is also a Baptist preacher, has been...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 13, 2009 | Opinion
Two good friends of mine had a harrowing experience yesterday: an 18-year-old daughter went missing on the way home from a long-distance visit with friends the previous night. A frantic day of path-tracing, phone calls, visits with police and contacts with the cell...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 4, 2009 | Opinion
So, the nation’s economic malaise finally worked its way down to your job as a staff minister, support person or preschool teacher at a church or other non-profit organization. That’s bad, you think, but at least you can draw unemployment while looking for another...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 24, 2009 | Opinion
News from the past week puts in written form what most of us know either instinctively or from personal experience: The nation’s economic malaise is directly impacting both church budgets and the ministries those budgets support. Receipts are down in at least 57...
