Not Quite Ruined by the Fall

by | Apr 20, 2018 | Opinion

One of the persisting questions in theological interpretation is what actually happened to our forebears as sin entered the world. A long tradition speaks of “total depravity,” which means we are rendered incapable of any good as our wills are in bondage...

Giving Up Our Obliviousness to Racism for Lent

by | Feb 20, 2018 | Opinion

It is fitting that Lent begins smack dab in the middle of Black History Month. Celebrating the heritage and contributions of African-Americans is always accompanied by grief and lament. There were and are too many black deaths, too much indignity and too little...

5 Caveats While Watching Super Bowl Spectacle

by | Feb 8, 2018 | Opinion

I must confess: I rarely watch the Super Bowl. I am usually on a plane (with very few others, mercifully) when the big game comes on. I am used to hearing the score from pilots, and I always wonder if they are really watching in the cockpit. I am not a great football...

When You Pray With Those Who Are Suffering

by | Dec 11, 2017 | Opinion

I was in Myanmar last week with a group from Central Baptist Theological Seminary. We visited churches, the Kachin Baptist Convention, a camp for internally displaced persons, two drug rehabilitation centers, two theological schools and the Fountain of Love Orphanage....