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Methodist Bishop Praises EthicsDaily.com Immigration Documentary
The official spokesperson on immigration for the United Methodist Church's council of bishops praised "Gospel Without Borders" as "an excellent" documentary. "I think it is an excellent video that educates on the issue...
The Power and Problems of the ‘Life Forever’ Meal
A sermon delivered by Wendell Griffen, Pastor, New Millennium Church, Little Rock, Ark., on August 19, 2012. John 6:51-58 51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live...
The Solution for Risk
A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on August 19, 2012. Genesis 12:1-5 Morning Prayer: We confess, our Father, that much of our lives are still unsettled. By this day, this age,...
Selective Hearing
A sermon delivered by Robert Browning, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Frankfort, Ky., on August 19, 2012. John 6:35, 41-58 My grandmother Browning lived to be ninety-six years old. She had a delightful sense of humor...
Flesh and Blood
A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on August 19, 2012. Psalm 34:9-14; John 6:51-58 I need to begin the sermon this morning with an admission. Notice I said...
What Would You Ask For?
A sermon delivered by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo., on August 19, 2012. The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost I Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14 Make no mistake about this, no matter who you...
The Book God Breathed
A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on August 12, 2012. Matthew 22:23-33 Morning Prayer: Our Father, we confess that we have spent much time looking for you. We have looked for...
Why Are We Here?
A sermon delivered by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., on August 19, 2012. The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 10:1-8 Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority...
Skype Interview: Robert Jones on Religion’s Role in Election
"We are religion-and-values specialists and issue generalists," says Robert Jones in a recent Skype interview with EthicsDaily.com. Jones is the founding CEO of Public Religion Research Institute in Washington, D.C....
Republican States Give More to Charity than Democratic States
Red states – Republican-voting states – are more generous than blue states – Democratic-voting states. Based on a study of the 2008 data from the Internal Revenue Service of taxpayers, The Chronicle of Philanthropy...
London Olympics Boost British Churches’ Confidence
Thousands of churches have fresh confidence thanks to the success of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. That's the view of David Willson, CEO of More Than Gold, the parachurch organization that coordinated churches'...
Too many smart women
Suppose you're among the people running a male-dominated country where many men like to think that women exist primarily to serve them and otherwise should stay out of sight. Suppose, however, that women in that...
Two Ways You Can Respond to Anxiety
One of the wonderful conversations in C S Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is when Mr. Beaver speaks of Aslan, describing the Lion as "the King of the wood, the son of the great emperor-beyond-the-sea and...
Missouri Baptist Leaders Back Embattled Senate Candidate
Missouri Republican Senate nominee Todd Akin, a congressman from the St. Louis area, sparked national headlines and outrage after claiming on Sunday that women rarely become pregnant after "legitimate rape." Akin won...
What Side Should We Take in the Arab Spring?
The phenomenon that has been labeled the "Arab Spring" is known today through its diverse incarnations in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain and Syria. It looks different in each country and is in each place at a...
In Football and Church, No One Succeeds Alone
A long time ago, much longer than I care to admit, I played high school football. I was big and strong, but not very fast and not very good with my hands, so that meant I was an offensive tackle. It's not a position...
How One Person Can Inspire a Child to Read
My elementary school is a Title I school. About 97 percent of our students qualify for free and reduced lunch and Medicaid. Research shows us that many children raised in poverty struggle to learn to read. Common sense...
Atheist Claims Aside, Faith Community Advances Common Good
American Atheists want religion out of the public square. Religion, after all, has "no place in politics" for it is "sheer silliness." So says the group American Atheists. To advance their agenda at the Democratic...
Ridiculosity, tripled
A quick reflection on three news stories that jumped off the page this weekend, each one vying for the title of how amazingly twisted human ideas and systems can become. 1. Financial columnist Al Lewis highlighted a...
Skype Interview: Martin Accad on Syria’s Chaos
"The situation in Syria is getting worse and worse," says Martin Accad in a recent Skype interview with EthicsDaily.com. Accad is director of the Institute of Middle East Studies, which is headquartered at Arab Baptist...
Christian-Muslim Dialogue: Promote Understanding, Not Fear
As a youth worker, I've lost count of the times parents have complained that they don't understand their children. "It's like they're speaking a different language," they lament. As I look at the various titles of...