by Robert Parham | Jan 24, 2012 | Opinion
Leadership is the pole to which many issues are tethered in 2012. As the Arab Spring unfolds in a new year, the struggle is over leadership. American electoral politics is about leadership. Clashing Republicans seek to find a standard-bearer to challenge President...
by Robert Parham | Jan 18, 2012 | Opinion
What would John Wesley, the founder of Methodism and the preacher of one of the most famous sermons on the use of money, say about vulture capitalism? First, what is vulture capitalism? Vulture capitalism is a verbal bomb being thrown by politicians and pundits in the...
by Robert Parham | Jan 11, 2012 | Opinion
Sunday’s roar of excitement in Denver and living rooms across the country over the Broncos’ 11-second overtime victory over the Steelers – the National Football League’s best pass-rated defense – drowned out the Tim Tebow-haters and fired up...
by Robert Parham | Jan 9, 2012 | Opinion
Southern Baptist Convention and Baptist World Alliance leaders met Dec. 19, 2011, eight years to the day that an SBC committee recommended that the SBC withdraw membership in and defund the BWA. A BWA press release said the recent meeting was a follow-up to a 2004...
by Robert Parham | Jan 3, 2012 | Opinion
The Chamber of Commerce has a resource every pastor needs – and needs to be able to cite. If the goodwill faith community seeks the welfare of the undocumented immigrant based on the biblical imperative to care for the immigrant, the business community seeks the...