by Lee B. Spitzer | Feb 8, 2018 | Opinion
We all would acknowledge that recently our country has experienced a great deal of turmoil, pain and stress. What are we witnessing? A lack of civility in both discourse and behavior cuts across all strata of our society and extends even to the presidency itself....
by Lee B. Spitzer | Nov 29, 2017 | Opinion
Anti-Semitism. Racial prejudice and violence. Welcoming refugees from a minority religious background. The relationship between church and state. These societal problems dominate the headlines, and thoughtful Christians are wondering how their faith can inform their...
by Lee B. Spitzer | Mar 12, 2014 | Opinion
One of the great joys of serving the American Baptist Churches of New Jersey (ABCNJ), a fellowship of 280 churches and 320 active clergy, is that each week I can observe the ongoing evolution of church life and ministry. Five trends have emerged from my observations....
by Lee B. Spitzer | Apr 11, 2012 | Opinion
“Who will never be reached with the Gospel if we only do church like we do now?” I recently joined more than a dozen other church leaders from around the country in Alexandria, Va., to explore this question with Bishop Graham Cray, an evangelical Anglican...
by Lee B. Spitzer | Mar 14, 2012 | Opinion
I have intentionally waited a few days to write about the meeting at the White House with a delegation of Baptists in order to process my thoughts and feelings. It is a rather “heady” thing to be invited to the nation’s symbol of political power...
