FIRST-PERSON: Walking a dry trail of tears, Columbine students shun spotlight
LITTLETON, Colo. (BP)--A decidedly nervous and uncomfortable silence hovers in the air. A group of Columbine High School students with whom I prayed one year ago after the shooting are sitting together in the public park in Littleton, Colo., when one brings up a letter he received that day.
The Preacher Burnout Test
Since America has been inundated with Twelve-Step Programs, Self-Help Groups, and "How to Spot the Signs Of ..." articles in every magazine, it only seems fair that Baptist preachers not be left out of the loop. This is a test to determine if your minister has reached the end of his rope.