by Robert Parham | Jun 1, 2016 | Opinion
Zombies. “The Walking Dead.” “The X-Files.” We live in a time of apocalyptic fiction. Zika virus. Ebola. Superbugs. Transgendered restrooms. Banning Muslim entry into America. We live in a time of apocalyptic fear. “How To Survive the...
by Robert Parham | May 19, 2016 | Opinion
Anniversary celebrations are more than festivals of achievement. They are opportunities to build up houses of faith. One of the ways we are observing our 25th anniversary is with the release of two much needed moral education resources. We’ve followed a cardinal...
by Robert Parham | Apr 26, 2016 | Opinion
Fragmentary experiences can inform and sharpen one’s understanding of the world. That has been my experience over 25 years as executive director of the Baptist Center for Ethics/EthicsDaily.com. Here are a few experiences that have expanded and enriched how I...
by Robert Parham | Apr 12, 2016 | Opinion
Marriage plays a significant role in the struggle against poverty, contrary to the argument that is made in some liberal quarters. For reasons that I don’t understand, some have an almost reptilian reaction against the suggestion that marriage is an economic...
by Robert Parham | Mar 29, 2016 | Opinion
Babs Baugh reminds me that I’m too serious, that I need to lighten up. And of course, she is right. My seriousness does come with the territory. Immigration, Baptist-Muslim interfaith relations, poverty, incivility, climate change are all intensely serious...