By Andy Hale Born into slavery in the 1860s, Ida B. Wells, leveraged a career in investigative journalism to combat racial injustice and promote the cause of women’s suffrage. Wells was the embodiment of strength, endurance, courage, and justice. “Brave men do not gather by thousands to torture and murder a single individual, so gagged … Continue reading
February 10, 2020 The following is a statement of Paul Baxley, Executive Coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, on the announced closure of Logsdon Seminary at Hardin-Simmons University. On Saturday, February 8, I awoke to the news that the Board of Trustees of Hardin-Simmons University had voted to close Logsdon Seminary. Certainly, there is much … Continue reading
By Andy Hale Winston Churchill has been credited with about as many fascinating quotes as Abraham Lincoln, Confucius and Albert Einstein. Don’t you remember when Lincoln said, “The problem with quotes found on the internet is that they are often not true.” At any rate, Churchill so brilliantly said, “Tact is the ability to tell … Continue reading
By Holly Strother This year as brought about a lot of change in my life. In March, my boyfriend and I got engaged. The church I worked at hired a new pastor. In July, my aunt passed away unexpectedly. In September, I said goodbye to the youth I had been ministering to for the last … Continue reading
By Kelsey Higbee Along with most of America, I have spent the last few weeks reliving my childhood by watching selections from Disney+ over and over again. One of my re-discovered obsessions is the 90’s, classic Boy Meets World. This particular show was a favorite of my family. We would continually watch reruns as well … Continue reading
By Christopher Adams For many, the holidays are a source of stress—this is nothing new. Maybe it is a refusal to engage with certain family members over the dinner table for fear of another explosive conversation about politics or religion. Maybe the fears are just business as usual but dressed up with green wreathes and … Continue reading
