by Stuart Blythe | Jan 5, 2017 | Opinion
The Baptist World Alliance encourages Baptist churches throughout the world to observe a Human Rights Sunday each year. This is the Sunday in December closest to Dec. 10, which is Human Rights Day. This year the BWA encouraged: “During this year’s...
by Stuart Blythe | Dec 22, 2016 | Opinion
I switched on the news Tuesday morning to hear of the “presumed terrorist” attack at the Berlin Christmas market. My immediate thoughts were as follows: The Christmas market is so much a traditional part of German culture and tradition; here in the...
by Stuart Blythe | Sep 19, 2016 | Opinion
The Apostles Creed jumps from the birth of Jesus to his suffering and death, and misses out on his life. This raises interesting questions about the significance of the life of Jesus and its practical ethical significance in terms of offering the way of Jesus as a...
by Stuart Blythe | May 25, 2016 | Opinion
There are four interdependent areas that contribute to “moral formation,” according to Louise Kretzschmar. Kretzschmar is professor of theological ethics at the University of South Africa; the International Baptist Theological Study Centre in Amsterdam was...
by Stuart Blythe | Mar 31, 2016 | Opinion
One of the ways in which Christians develop a particular understanding of “Christian” leadership is through a study of biblical characters. A quick look suggests that the following names are often in or near the top 10 of favorites: Abraham, Joseph, Moses,...
