First Amendment

January 17, 2013

Religious freedom is guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. This is actually the first statement of the First Amendment, which promises freedom of

About Alabama — Slow-Growing State in Fast-Growing Part of Country

January 17, 2013

The Census Bureau released its annual estimates of the populations of the 50 states in December. The numbers show that Alabama continues to be a

What Kind of Church Member Am I?

January 10, 2013

Scott Thumma of Hartford Institute for Religion Research and Dave Travis of Leadership Network did a study of more than 1,000 churches. Among their findings

Rashional Thoughts — Playing the game of life

January 10, 2013

By Jennifer Davis Rash The one-inch long, plastic automobile holds up to six miniature pegs roughly shaped like people. It exists solely to move along

A Submissive Leader

January 3, 2013

There it was in black and white — the characteristics of a submissive leader. The term seemed an anomaly. It brought to mind cartoonish images

Faithful: The Story of God’s Faithfulness to Six Baptist Missionary Families

December 20, 2012

Wally Poor. Bloomington, Ind.: Crossbooks, 2012. 114 pp. (Paperback). In September 1968, a number of couples spent 16 weeks in training for missions service by

America Adrift: Righting the Course

December 20, 2012

John W. Zimmerman Sr. Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, 2011. 178 pp. (Paperback). Describing the United States as “a nation gone astray,” John Zimmerman minces no words