by Robert Parham | Jan 13, 2016 | Opinion
The smell of Camel cigarettes, sausage and scrambled eggs cooked in a cast-iron skillet, buttered toast in the oven and coffee on the stovetop woke me up before sunrise on a cold fall morning in north Florida. My grandfather, Red Parham, was cooking breakfast. We were...
by Robert Parham | Jan 5, 2016 | Opinion
Baptists occupy a rare space in the public square for a fortuitous challenge in 2016. Heated opposition to the resettlement of Syrian refugees, swelling desire to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S., and exasperation over the global persecution and killing of...
by Robert Parham | Dec 28, 2015 | Opinion
Molly Marshall is EthicsDaily.com’s pick as Baptist of the Year for 2015. A Southern Baptist by heritage and academic training, Marshall is now affiliated with the American Baptist Churches, USA, through her membership at Prairie Baptist Church in Prairie...
by Robert Parham | Dec 16, 2015 | Opinion
Christmas is the season of good news, right? “I bring you good news,” said the angel to the shepherds at the birth of Jesus. The angels proclaimed, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he favors.” Had not Mary...
by Robert Parham | Dec 1, 2015 | Opinion
Lebanon has an estimated 1.2 million Syrian refugees. The United States might permit 12,000 by the end of 2016. Big difference: 1.2 million vs. 12,000. Big difference in actions and attitudes expressed by two Baptists – spiritual and theological kin who share...
