Fact, Fiction And Faith

With the movie version of Dan Brown’s novel “The DaVinci Code” about to debut, all the anxiety that accompanied the book’s success is back. Of course, we must account for the success, and the fact is, it’s a pretty good mystery action...

The Ups And Downs Of Mothers’ Day

This Sunday churches around the country will incorporate into their services of worship some sort of recognition of the role of motherhood. In fact, so powerful is the emotional pull of this holiday that even some congregations that closely follow the liturgy of the...

Misusing Jesus’ Name

I am tempted to file a defamation of character lawsuit on behalf of Jesus. I wish Jesus would do it himself, but I know he won’t. He would much prefer that we win people over to his viewpoint by preaching his word and following his example. And that’s fine...

Believing or Not Believing the Bible

We are in the midst of the Easter season. Christians everywhere continue to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. We have heard the Gospel stories about the crucifixion and the empty tomb and continue to hear with gladness words like, “Death has been swallowed up...

Faithful Support For Public Education

Public education has been under assault for some time now from segments of the Christian community. That’s why it is all the more amazing to learn that a Baptist entity has decided that instead of attacking public schools and undermining the morale of teachers...