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May 11, 2015
Campbell University Banks Future on Health Care (Charlotte News & Observer) Baptist Preacher, Baylor Regent Moore Remembered for Faithful Service (Waco Tribune) Jeb Bush Touts Faith at Liberty University (Portland...
4 Responses for Church Leaders on Financial Giving
A man left a dime, a nickel and three pennies in an offering envelope at First United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. He wrote these words on the envelope: "Please don't be mad, I don't have much. I'm...
Does Your Church Function as a Green-Light Church?
I have made the case over the years that ministers and churches must cultivate a spirit of and appreciation for entrepreneurship if they are to thrive in the 21st century. Living in a post-church and post-Christian...
Profiles in Goodwill: Mark Woods
Mark Woods is a Baptist minister and contributing editor for ChristianToday.com. He served previously as the editor of The Baptist Times of Great Britain. Mark's articles that have appeared previously on...
May 8, 2015
On National Day of Prayer, Many Americans Won't Say One (US News & World Report) In Murfreesboro, TN, 350-Plus Gather for Mayors Prayer Breakfast (Daily News Journal) Critics Say National Day of Prayer Divides...
What are we praying for?
Today was the official "National Day of Prayer," so designated by the U.S. Congress in 1952 -- a period of evangelical fervor that also saw "under God" added to the pledge of allegiance (1954) and "In God We Trust"...
Religious Freedom Report Cites Countries of Particular Concern
The intersection of humanitarian crises, conflicts and religious persecution was highlighted in a new report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). USCIRF "recommended that the United...
Southern Baptists Need to Keep Away from Party Politics
Baptists unduly rescinded the offer to Ben Carson to speak at the Southern Baptist Convention's Pastors' Conference because of what critics see as irrelevant theological differences between evangelicals and Seventh-Day...
Report: ISIS Architects Not Religiously Inspired
Things are not always as they seem. An exclusive investigative report in Spiegel, a leading German news outlet, sheds new light on the inner workings of ISIS. The article is based on documentation discovered in the...
May 7, 2015
Boston Archdiocese, Catholic Parishioners Battle Over Church Eviction (National Public Radio) The 250-acre Church Nurturing Faith and Free Spirits in the Foothills of Pennsylvania (Washington Post) Rick Warren's...
Christian Delegates Grapple with Ukrainian Conflict
With more than 6,000 people killed and 1.2 million internally displaced in the last year, how should the global church respond to the Ukrainian conflict? Around 60 delegates and observers grappled with this question at...
Profiles in Goodwill: Larry McSwain
Larry McSwain is retired from McAfee School of Theology, where he was professor of ministry leadership and associate dean for the doctor of ministry program. He was also honored with the Watkins Christian Foundation...
Black Majority Churches Redefine UK’s Religious Landscape
Black majority churches are redefining the United Kingdom's religious landscape. Nationally, there is a decline in church attendance and growth across most denominations, but black majority churches are growing...
May 6, 2015
Republican Huckabee Appeals to Working Class in Launching 2016 Presidential Bid (Reuters) More Americans Are Comfortable With a Gay Presidential Candidate Than With an Evangelical One (Huffington Post) Mormon Sunday...
African Diaspora’s Descendants Returned to Evangelize
On July 22, thousands of Baptists will assemble in Durban, South Africa, for the 21st Baptist World Congress. When they stand on African soil - some for the first time - they will joyfully recall the efforts made by...
Why Would Jesus Want to Release the Prisoners?
Jesus begins his public ministry by going to synagogue and reading from the prophet Isaiah. "The Spirit of the Lord is on me because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim...
Baptists Respond to Crisis Rocking Ukraine
The Easter greeting - "Christ is Risen!" - is said not only on Easter Sunday but also throughout the whole Easter season in Ukraine. It is used as a greeting of one Christian to another meeting in the street or...
May 5, 2015
Garland, Texas, Shooting Suspect Linked Himself to ISIS in Tweets (CNN) Georgia School Principal Claims He Was Fired After Praying, Reading Bible with Students (Fox News) Cochran, Georgia to Stop Flying Christian Flag...
A chiming reminder
By John Pierce “Almighty and gracious God, You desire that Your people worship You in the beauty of holiness,” read church archivist Mary Etta Sanders from a litany of dedication. Members of First Baptist Church of...
5 Lessons Your Church Can Learn from AA
One of my former youth approached me in the fall of 2010 and said, "Hey, I've been thinking I need to get into a program or something." McKenna was 19 at the time. We had never discussed his drug and alcohol use...
Profiles in Goodwill: John Finley
John Finley is senior minister at First Baptist Church of Savannah, Georgia. John's articles that have appeared on EthicsDaily.com are available here. 1. Where did you grow up? St. Louis. 2. What is your favorite...