by Bill Tillman | Oct 21, 2019 | Opinion
We have been reared to assume that Christians, in churches, will always make decisions appropriate to a life lived following Christ. Assumptions are rampant of “I’m a believer, so I’ve got this Christian life, decision-making, discernment about the will of God and...
by Bill Tillman | Dec 3, 2018 | Opinion
Sermon development during Advent can be difficult for most preachers. Whether Advent observation is deep within a congregation’s genetic disposition, or the celebration of Advent takes some persuasion on the preacher’s part to get it included, the sermons don’t come...
by Bill Tillman | Aug 31, 2018 | Opinion
I have supported the idea – the need – of the Baptist Center for Ethics (BCE) since before the name was applied to the entity because I knew and respected Robert Parham (1953-2017), founder of BCE / EthicsDaily.com. Robert saw the devastation happening among Baptists...
by Bill Tillman | Sep 2, 2016 | Opinion
Labor Day – what a novel and paradoxical concept, at least the way many Americans think about it. The day, the first Monday in September, has ambiguous origins. The rationale for the day was that the American worker needed to be honored for the economic and...