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November 24, 2014
Lansing Church Mixes Bible, Beer to Reach the Leery (Detroit News) Obama May Have Quoted the Bible, But the Religious Movement is Still Looking to Congress on Immigration (ThinkProgress) Indonesia: An Ethnic Chinese...
Footsore and seat-sore: it must be SBL
Hearing 15 scholars read academic papers over the course of 9 1/2 hours -- and then listening (or joining in) as their colleagues respond -- can make for a happy day: especially when periodic breaks can be spent on the...
Simple questions are made harder by being Baptist
By John Pierce This week our younger daughter had an ethics class assignment. The topic of discussion was euthanasia. The teacher instructed the students to interview two persons on the subject: a medical professional...
A time for sun and scripture
If you want to have a large convention in late November, when much of the nation is falling to the siege of winter, San Diego is the place to do it. Thousands of academics in the fields of religion and Bible have...
Profiles in Goodwill: Rick Love
Rick Love is the president of Peace Catalyst International and serves as associate director of the World Evangelical Alliance peace and reconciliation initiative. Rick's articles that have appeared on EthicsDaily.com...
The Need for a Seat at the Table in Ferguson
As the city of Ferguson and the greater St. Louis metropolitan region braces for the impending grand jury verdict related to the officer involved in the Michael Brown shooting, multiple questions still loom. Why is...
How Ethical Are Your Prayers? Part 2
Together, the seven petitions in the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) express our restless discontent with the way things are in the world, our communities and our hearts. They offer a daily rhythm, challenging us to...
November 21, 2014
Evangelicals a Mixed Bag on Obama's Immigration Move (Religion News Service) Christian University Stands by Decision to Keep Bill Cosby as Speaker (Christian Post) Family Finds New Use for Old Church (KCCI, Iowa) Gulf...
EthicsDaily.com Documentaries Air on Expanded TV Network
Three EthicsDaily.com documentaries that aired this summer are coming back for an encore on an expanding network focused on African Americans. Documentaries on prisons, racism and immigration – all hot-button issues in...
Profiles in Goodwill: Faliku Dukuly
Faliku S. Dukuly is the founder and executive director of Hoping Communities in Liberia. He is a graduate of Ricks Institute and a candidate for the bachelor of public administration at United Methodist University in...
How Ethical Are Your Prayers? Part 1
If we are faithful in the way we follow Jesus, then our deepest and truest desires will find their expression in godly, countercultural, justice-shaped prayers passionately aligned to the kingdom and mission of God....
November 20, 2014
Lawsuit Challenges 'Under God' in Pledge of Allegiance (USA Today) Historic Church Merger Hopes to Help Race Relations (First Coast News, FL) Is There Life on Mars? Not if You're a US Evangelical (Christian Today)...
Personality-Driven Churches Can’t Thrive for Long Term
Recent news of the "meltdown" of Mars Hill Church in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. has generated much commentary on the character of Mark Driscoll, the fate of Mars Hill Church, and the nature of multisite...
How Lebanon’s Compassion Makes a Difference
Lebanon is a county of delicious food and boundless hospitality. I had an opportunity to experience both of these during a couple of days last week. In addition, I enjoyed warm sunny weather and ripening grapefruits...
Profiles in Goodwill: Preston Clegg
Preston Clegg is the pastor of Second Baptist Church of Little Rock, Arkansas. Preston's articles that have appeared on EthicsDaily.com are available here. 1. Where did you grow up? Colt, Arkansas, a small town in the...
November 19, 2014
Mississippi Group Seeks to Declare Christianity as State Religion (Think Progress) With Ferguson Decision Looming, Second Baptist Church Again Becomes Community Focus (Columbia Missourian) Kentucky Southern Baptists...
Profiles in Goodwill: Elijah Brown
Elijah Brown is the director of the Freedom Center and associate professor of missions at East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, Texas, where he also serves as a faculty in residence. Elijah's articles that have...
Nonprofits, Like Ethics Daily.com, Rely on Your Support
Yahoo music analyst Paul Green's Oct. 20 report noted that no platinum albums (1 million copies sold) had been released in 2014. The reason? "Today's fans are perfectly content to stream their favorite music - and...
Observe Human Rights Day in December; “It Is Our Baby”
Human rights is the Baptist "baby," birthed in the teaching of Jesus, not the offspring of the Enlightenment. So argued Glen Stassen, former professor of Christian ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary and long-time...
November 18, 2014
Jerusalem: Last Christian Shop-Owners in the Old City: 'Tourists are Afraid of Politics' (Jerusalem Post) U.K.: Church of England Formally Approves Plan for Women Bishops (BBC) Vatican: Pope Seeks to Pacify Church's...
Two days, delayed …
Daily blogs highlighting a Baptists Today "Nurturing Faith Experience" in Israel came to a screeching halt when Internet access in our hotel at Ramath Rachel decided to rest on the Sabbath. After two final days of...