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Responding to People Who Are Spiritual Not Religious
How many times have you heard someone say, "I'm spiritual but not religious?" Oprah loves to say it on her network. Church folks love to write books about it. It's the number-one excuse in certain parts of our world as...
June 30, 1864
Local Wiccan Uninvited to Give City Council Invocation Due to 'Community Fears' (WHNT10, Huntsville, AL) Indoor Fireworks Star in First Baptist's Patriotic Event (The State, SC) Brewton-Parker Challenges SACS...
Mission struggles
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's (CBF) General Assembly got off to a rousing start Wednesday night and continued that on Thursday and Friday with lots of emphasis on missions -- and an awareness that we don't...
3 Lessons Shakespeare Has for the Church
My wife and I celebrated our wedding anniversary a few weeks ago by attending a performance of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" in Atlanta's Piedmont Park. The experience reminded me of a few things that might be applied...
Spiritual Needs Are Important in Work Satisfaction
It pays to be spiritual. That is the conclusion reached by researchers Tony Schwartz and Christine Porath. In an opinion piece in the Sunday Review of the New York Times, they outlined factors that benefit or hinder...
Key Shifts Taking Place in Undocumented Immigration
Two key shifts in undocumented immigration practices are taking place. The primary crossing location has moved from the Arizona desert, where filming for "Gospel Without Borders" took place, to Texas' Rio Grande...
June 27, 2014
Ambassador Andrew Young Says the Gospel is as Simple as One Word, 'Ask' (CBF) CBF a 'Denominetwork,' Paytner Says (Associated Baptist Press) Shifts in CBF Staff Will Expedite Focus on Priorities, Says Top Leader (ABP)...
BWIM celebrates Addie Davis
Fifty years ago, Watts Street Baptist Church in Durham, NC, ordained Addie Davis, the first woman in Southern Baptist life to be so recognized. About 400 participants celebrated that anniversary as Baptist Women in...
Mission in a War Zone: Is it Worth the Risk? Part 2
When mission workers are caught in a country facing a crisis, there are three options: evacuate, relocate to a safer part of the country or hibernate in a safe place until the conflict comes to an end. Louise Brown and...
Why Do You Believe What You Believe?
All of us have a lot of beliefs about a lot of different things. Our most basic beliefs might be called our presuppositions, those ideas that are rooted in our worldview or faith commitment. But why do we believe what...
Why Churches Need But Don’t Want Revitalization
Eighty percent of the churches in America are either plateaued or declining. Some put that number even higher. It is estimated that 4,000 to 5,000 churches close their doors each year. The number of churches per capita...
June 26, 2014
CBF Live Streaming General Assembly in Atlanta (CBF) Belmont Buys Church Property for $1.75 Million (Tennessean) As Cochran Courts Blacks, Tea Party Vows to Police Polls (New York Times) Mike Huckabee to Host...
A Look Back at EthicsDaily’s History of Quality Faith Content
We recently announced that three of our documentaries will be broadcast this July and August by Soul of the South network. An editorial by EthicsDaily.com's executive editor, Robert Parham, accompanied the...
Mission in a War Zone: Is It Worth the Risk? Part 1
"We were lying on the bedroom floor under a mattress," says Gill Jones, former BMS World Mission worker in the Democratic Republic of Congo. "There was a sniper holed up on the corner of the compound. We could see all...
Survey: Public Trust in Many U.S. Institutions Declines
Confidence in organized religion continues to decline. According to Gallup's annual survey on public views of U.S. institutions, 45 percent of respondents noted a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in...
Good books, well delivered
By John Pierce About three years ago, David Cassady of Faith Lab and I were in Barnes & Noble where we were appropriately discussing books and the shifting landscape of publishing. David, who stays abreast of...
Of meaning and memory …
I have always liked Simon & Garfunkel's version of the old English ballad "Scarborough Fair," but have never understood what "parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme" have to do with going to a fair, unless the...
National Baptist Group Faces Key Presidential Vote
Delegates to the meeting of the National Baptist Convention of America Inc., International (NBCA) will vote Wednesday to choose one of three presidential candidates to lead the convention. The second largest black...
Skype Interview: Martin Accad on The Middle East Consultation
Martin Accad, director of the Institute of Middle East Studies (IMES) at Arab Baptist Theological Seminary near Beirut, Lebanon, talks about IMES' most recent consultation, or conference, in a new Skype interview with...
Check Out These Recent Updates to EthicsDaily.com
Our newest initiative focusing on providing faith-based content to TV outlets was announced yesterday. This effort will compliment, not replace, the daily content provided each weekday on EthicsDaily.com. Since 2002,...
June 24, 2014
Two Baptist Institutions With Controversial Leaders Face Accreditation Trouble (Huffington Post) 'Duck Dynasty's' Phil Roberts Talks Homosexuality, 'Ungodly' Democrats During Rock the South Festival Speech (New York...