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Profiles in Goodwill: David Kerrigan
David Kerrigan is general director of BMS World Mission. David's articles that have appeared on EthicsDaily.com are available here. 1. Where did you grow up? I was born in Cork in Ireland, but I grew up in Leamington...
October 15, 2014
Vatican Backtracks on Gay Comments (CNN) Next Gay Marriage Fight: Religious Exemptions (ABC News) Germany: Catholics Petition to Reinstate God in Constitution (Religion News Service) Oklahoma City Named National Bible...
Profiles in Goodwill: Chuck Summers
Chuck Summers is a pastor of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Henderson, Kentucky, and an avid nature photographer. Chuck's articles that have appeared on EthicsDaily.com are available here. Several...
Top 10 Reasons This Will Never Work: Leading Change in Church
After presenting to a group of pastors on reshaping the practice of the church for mission, I have led a closing session on several occasions in which I ask pastors to share their top reasons for why "this will never...
3 Ideas to Keep Your Online Discussions Civil
With the headline-grabbing political, racial and social events that have occurred in the U.S. over the past few months, people have had a lot to talk about. From videos of brutality committed by both police and...
October 14, 2014
Crowds Gather for Christian Prayer Service at Lincoln Memorial (WJLA) Christian Quartet Singer Killed After RV Crashes in Boone County (Fox 59 NC) Pro-Gay Baptists Welcome Same-Sex Marriage in N.C. (Associated Baptist...
Discovering God’s Dream for Your Life
I've made a transition in recent years in the way I think and talk about God's will. The will of God is a mysterious, elusive and frustrating concept for many people. Too often, we have made it into a game that borders...
Profiles in Goodwill: Drew Smith
Drew Smith, an ordained Baptist minister, is director of international programs at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Drew's articles that have appeared on EthicsDaily.com are available here. 1. Where...
Texas Baptists Ship Meals to Ebola-Stricken Liberia
Though media is flooded with news of the Ebola crisis, a calamity nearly as fatal – starvation – has arisen in West African countries due to the virus. In response to this dire need, Dallas-based Texas Baptists...
October 13, 2014
Religion, Employment and Teaching (The Economist) ISIS States its Justification for the Enslavement of Women (CNN) Local Southern Baptists Opposed to Gay Marriage (WCNC) Kentucky Southern Baptists Want Gay-Friendly...
Wrong way?
Election season is approaching that frenzied time when debates get hot, when accusations fly, and truth is vastly less important than rhetoric. One can hardly watch TV without a spate of gag-inducing campaign...
Profiles in Goodwill: Paul Hobson
Paul Hobson is a media coordinator for the Baptist Union of Great Britain, where he edits the Baptist Times and writes for Baptists Together magazine. Paul's news articles that have appeared on EthicsDaily.com are...
Quick-To-Criticize Society Needs Dose of Grace
I learned about President Obama's so-called latte salute via social media. Someone posted a photo of the incident on Facebook followed by a diatribe, which included a number of reasons why the person disliked the...
5 Ways Your Church Can Respond to Ebola Crisis
Ebola is ravaging West Africa, killing roughly 45 percent of those infected. The worst Ebola outbreak since the virus first appeared in the 1970s, according to the CDC, there have been six countries affected, 7,494...
October 10, 2014
Kentucky Warns Noah's Ark Theme Park Over Hiring Practices (Reuters) NC Diner Takes Prices Off Menu, Asks Customers to Pay What God Wants (Business Insider) Alabama Church Says Pastor Confessed He Has AIDS, Slept With...
Profiles in Goodwill: Chuck Warnock
Chuck Warnock is pastor of Chatham Baptist Church in Chatham, Virginia. Chuck's articles that have appeared on EthicsDaily.com are available here, a netcast conversation about smaller church ministry featuring him is...
Church Makes Difference for 3rd-Grade Readers
The people of Second Baptist Church in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, entered into a season of discernment three or four years ago for our next missions venture. The congregation prayed for a vision from God and was...
Word of Thanks: Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due
EthicsDaily.com makes a difference for one simple earthly reason: our community. Call it the right people making good things happen. Call it the living cloud of witnesses. Why not call it the eCloud? Apostle Paul...
October 9, 2014
Maryland Church Helps Members of a Black Gay Street Gang Reshape Their Lives (Washington Post) Church Hopes to Send Million Copies of Bible to Cuba (Independent Florida Alligator) Royal's Billy Butler Church Sign Goes...
A rare find
By John Pierce While pounding the payment this afternoon I came upon a rare and wondrous sight: a pick-up football game. In the yard. Without uniforms. No helicopter parents telling the kids what they should or...
Bigger than words
I could be called a word man, I suppose -- whether writing, reading, editing, teaching, or preaching, I'm dealing with words. And I like words. Love them, and the way they can be so expressive or descriptive or...