By Bill Webb Word&Way Editor Jesus told a story about a man who was mugged as he traveled along along a dangerous stretch of road in Palestine. In fact, his attackers left him for dead. As Jesus told the story, the crime victim lay in
By Bill Webb Word&Way Editor CHILLICOTHE — When Norman Shands made a vow to God 65 years ago, he couldn’t have imagined that it would thrust him into the center of the civil rights movement in Atlanta. The vow
By Vicki BrownWord&Way News WriterWhile controversy continues to swirl around Mel Gibson's movie, "The Passion of the Christ," what effect, if any, has it created in Missouri Baptist churches?Plenty and in some unexpected ways.Several ministers agreed that perhaps the greatest and most surprising outcome is