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If You Were Resurrected, How Would You Live?
There are costs in being brought back from the dead to life. Just ask Lazarus. Not that he had much to say, at least from what we can gather in Scripture. He was evidently the silent type. Lazarus is known primarily by...
Courage Under Fire
Preached by Dr. Robert F. Browning, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Frankfort, Ky. John 18:1-11 “The last miracle Jesus performed healed a wound caused by one of his own disciples.” Over twenty years ago, I heard Dr....
From Crying Stones to Sleeping Disciples
A sermon by Michael Cheuk, Minister, University Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Va. Luke 19:28-40, Luke 22:39-46 It must have been quite a sight, Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem that Sunday. From the images that have...
Letting Go of the Past
A sermon by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston Salem, N.C. Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:4b-14 A young preacher was shocked to hear a well-known evangelist say, “I have spent some of the happiest...
The Lord Needs It
A sermon by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ar. Isaiah 50:4-9a; Luke 19:28-40 The prophets always had an uneasy relationship with the city of Jerusalem. It was David’s city, the crown...
A reality that should haunt, help and humble
By John Pierce Selective memory can cause many Christians to wonder in amazement at why their understandings of and proclamations about what seems so clearly right to them are not readily accepted by others. There is...
Helping Others Must Balance Wisdom, Compassion
I only heard the phrase "compassion fatigue" a few years ago, but I knew what it meant even before I heard it defined. I know I am not as good a Christian as some, but fairly often, I feel burned by someone I am trying...
Using Our Website to Advance the Common Good
Editor's Note: This is the third of a three-part series about using social media platforms to help EthicsDaily.com reach more people in our mission to challenge people of faith to advance the common good. The previous...
Some Minority Groups Partner with Industries, Betray Constituents
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced last week that he wanted to ban the display of cigarettes in stores in an effort to reduce youth smoking. His announcement came after a judge ruled against his plan to...
Barna and the Bible
Good grief, George. Your latest survey on American attitudes toward the Bible can't tell us much when you ask square questions of a multi-shaped people. Image from barna.orgBarna's latest survey on what Americans think...
Fewer words
Holy Week, it seems, is a more appropriate time for quiet reflections than loud proclamations. But Sunday is coming.
Russell Moore to Replace Richard Land as SBC’s Ethics Chief
The trustees of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention voted Tuesday to elect a new president. Russell Moore, dean of the School of Theology and senior vice president for...
UK Charities Join Forces for Syria Crisis Appeal
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) in the United Kingdom launched an appeal on March 21 for up to 5 million people affected by the conflict in Syria. The announcement follows a dramatic deterioration in the...
Using Twitter to Advance the Common Good
Editor's Note: This is the second of a three-part series about using social media platforms to help EthicsDaily.com reach more people in our mission to challenge people of faith to advance the common good. Part one can...
What Can Repair Our Broken Criminal Justice System?
The criminal justice chapter of my life, now well into its sixth year, stretches out into a long dark tunnel. The more you learn, the fewer solutions you have to address the social degradation that follows the...
Myanmar Baptists Prepare for Bicentennial
The Baptists in Myanmar are in high gear preparing to host thousands to celebrate the 200-year impact of the arrival of the Judsons in 1813. Baptists here claim Adoniram Judson (1788-1850) as one of their own, which...
Using Facebook to Advance the Common Good
Editor's Note: This is the first of a three-part series about using social media platforms to help EthicsDaily.com reach more people in our mission to challenge people of faith to advance the common good. With the...
Liberty and justice for all?
News outlets are abuzz this week as the Supreme Court prepares to hear two cases relative to same-sex marriage. The court's decisions, due by June, could be landmark findings, or a more cautious response. Photo by...
When We Need Balm, Why Do We Choose Bombs?
I was raised attending a church that knew nothing of such innovations as extended session and children's church. If you were a child at the Midway Baptist Church located four miles outside of Barnesville, Ga., on City...
What U.S. Christians Can Learn from India, Sri Lanka
Can the North American church become more Christian by learning from the history and politics of countries like India and Sri Lanka? Even to suggest this must come as a bit of a shock to those small but highly vocal...
Unjust U.S. Prison System Needs Reform
Multiple studies reveal that our current U.S. legal system negatively impacts communities of color. A disproportionate number of people of color face both prison time and capital punishment. According to a 2011 report...