by Robert Parham | Jul 26, 2005 | Opinion
Brave Baptists meet this week in Birmingham, England, for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Baptist World Alliance, despite two terrorist attacks on London in recent weeks. These folk are certain to learn from one another, forging a stronger global core of...
by Robert Parham | Jul 20, 2005 | Opinion
When Christians talk about influencing culture, one of the time-proven proof texts is Matthew 5:13, in which Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth.” As salt penetrates food and flavors it, Christians engage society and influence its tenor, or so goes...
by Robert Parham | Jul 19, 2005 | Opinion
Go Gators! What’s wrong with Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Auburn and the other Southeastern Conference schools? Where’s the Baptist leadership in these communities? The same question could be asked about Florida State University and the University of...
by Robert Parham | Jul 18, 2005 | Opinion
Ken Mehlman, chairman of the Republican National Committee, missed an opportunity last week to push forward a new era in race relations with the admission that his party was wrong to use race as a wedge issue to win political elections. Had he ended with an...
by Robert Parham | Jul 15, 2005 | Opinion
Moral relativism and indifference surface with a pointed clarity in Southern Baptist life in the case of Bernie Ebbers, a member of Easthaven Baptist Church, outside of Jackson, Miss. Ebbers, the 63-year-old former CEO of Worldcom, a telecommunication giant, was...
