FIRST-PERSON: Resurrection: history or hoax?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Let’s begin with some sarcasm. If Dan Brown (author of the "The Da Vinci Code") hadn’t appeared, we poor Christians never would have known the "real story" concerning the life, death and supposed resurrection of Jesus Christ. Here’s the scoop according to Brown and like-minded authors (such as Bart Ehrman, John Dominic Crossan and Elaine Pagels): The real story of Jesus has been cloaked by time, inaccurate history, church conspiracies and secret societies.
FIRST-PERSON: The case for dismissing a congregation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--It has been my privilege to pastor vibrant, lively churches for 25 years. I currently pastor a very loving and active church. Overall, my pastoral experience has been exciting and positive.
FIRST-PERSON: Nashville shouldn’t affirm sexual orientation class
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--A logical case against the ordinance that would add "sexual orientation" as a protected class of persons to Nashville's civil rights laws needs to be made.
Breaking the Genetic Code
As we stand at the dawn of a new millennium, we face yet another Pandora's Box. This one threatens to unleash an assortment of bio-technical devils stemming from recent research in the area of human genes and genetic codes. As a result of the Human Genome Project, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, issues […]
