Browse Archives
Check out news and opinion posts across the years
Should the Poor Seek Justice and Liberation? Part 1
I have been intrigued that nowhere in Scripture does God encourage or exhort the poor to seek justice. Throughout the Bible, the responsibility for social justice and care for the poor and those on the margins of life...
Christian Think Tank: Religion, Well-Being Linked
Religion really can significantly improve your physical and mental well-being, new research has shown. In a compilation and comparison of 139 academic studies into the links between religion and well-being, Christian...
August 16, 2016
Donald Trump Vowed to Close the Gap Between Church and State (TIME) MLK's Bible, Nobel Medal to be Released to His Estate (ABC News) Does Religion Matter in Determining Altruism? (NPR) Uneasy Partners: Religion in the...
Lessons Your Church Can Learn from Comic-Con
Comic-Con International, held in San Diego, is the largest gathering of pop culture in the world. There are events around movies, television, comics, games and aspects of fandom in those areas. This was my fourth time...
What Do Your Words Really Say About You?
Before much of the new school year goes by, a child will come home with red, puffy eyes, sagging shoulders and a wounded heart because of some ugly thing someone has said. I hope no one says to that child, "Sticks and...
August 15, 2016
Three Hundred Evacuees Stranded at Bethlehem Baptist Church by Floodwaters (Baptist Message) Tennessee Progressive Baptist Council Announces Their Unified Protest (Local Memphis) Historic Savannah Church Vandalized...
Pedaling through Life Alone Leads to Burnout
Here is a life lesson from the cycling road race at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro: trust others, work together, reap results. Rafal Majka of Poland (men's event) and Mara Abbott of the United States (women's event)...
When 300 Muslims Defended Christians but Few Noticed
Something notable occurred in May in Indonesia: Muslims came to the defense of persecuted Christians. As reported in Christianity Today and CNN, 300 Islamic leaders from 30 countries came together to denounce religious...
Annual Religious Freedom Report Highlights Restrictive Laws
Laws against blasphemy and apostasy violate human rights and can inflame passions related to these matters, the U.S. State Department's annual International Religious Freedom Report released on Wednesday (Aug. 10)...
August 12, 2016
Speaking to Evangelical Leaders, Trump Entertains Notion He Could Lose to Clinton (Washington Post) Trump Predicts Winning the Presidency Will Get Him into Heaven (Politico) Pro-Trump Evangelical Outreach Stalled by...
Telling for the First Time Horrifying and Inspiring Stories of Christian Engagement
Remarkable acts of heroism occurred during the days of tribal genocide in Northern Nigeria in 1966. Only a few of them are recorded in our new film, "The Disturbances." Many more are recounted in the accompanying book...
Two-Thirds Hear Social, Political Comments from Clergy
A strong majority (64 percent) of U.S. citizens who attend religious services regularly have heard clergy speak from the pulpit on at least one of six leading issues, according to the Pew Research Center. Forty-six...
August 11, 2016
Franklin Graham Prays, Rallies With Thousands at Idaho Capitol (KBOI2) Trump to Meet 700 Evangelical Leaders at 'Pastors and Pews' Gathering (Christian Today) Rick Warren, Russell Moore and Other Evangelical Leaders...
‘The Disturbances’ DVD and Book Available for Pre-Order
"The Disturbances" documentary DVD and companion book are now available for pre-order on EthicsDaily.com. The film reveals how Christian missionaries and Nigerian pastors intervened to save lives in Nigeria in 1966...
Out Of Balance: Helping Kids Survive 24/7 News Cycle
I once worked with a personal trainer who started my 150 hours with her by doing an evaluation of my current fitness level. I went into the whole thing a little proud of myself. I was a pretty active person and was...
August 10, 2016
Phyllis Schlafy's Objections to Brewery's Trademark Dismissed (St. Louis Business Journal) Oconee Christian Group Renews Call for Public School Bible Studies (Athens Banner-Herald, GA) Trump Goes Traditional With...
Big $12 deal
Nurturing Faith is having a sale! For just $12 (including shipping) we’ll send to you… CBF@ 25: Stories of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Edited by Aaron Weaver, and with more than 80 contributors, this...
Big money?
There must be big money in medigap insurance. Apparently some government records that include birthdays are open to the public and regularly mined by companies hoping to profit from the information. I don't know...
Diatribe or Dialogue: Which Way Will You Choose?
A Christian psychologist and a Jewish philosopher have been watching and listening to a public conversation that was a political campaign for key positions of leadership within their society. The psychologist was...
Is Your Church Like Cut Flowers?
A friend recently had surgery and we wanted to send flowers as she recuperated. My wife, Kathy, asked: "What do you think? A bouquet of flowers or a plant?" Knowing this friend has a new house and could later use the...
August 9, 2016
Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Kaine to Address Progressive National Baptist Convention (RNS) Poll: Only 10% Hear About Political Candidates from the Pulpit (Baptist Joint Committee) Most Churchgoers Are Hearing...