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Ignoring Ethical Questions About Military Drones
There are times when our technology advances faster than our ability to contemplate the ethical use or misuse of the latest gadget. When we fail to seriously consider the ethical ramifications of employing new...
A Church of Christ Show Pushes Comedy, Cultural Critique in All the Right Ways
Everything I knew about the Church of Christ, better known pejoratively among Baptists as Campbellites, is probably wrong. What I experienced recently at a spectacular event at Nashville's Lipscomb University was...
Summery thoughts …
When I first spied this eye-popping orange-red dragonfly, it was buzzing around a jungle-lush courtyard pool at a home being built for retired pastors in Cuba. When residents arrive, they'll be able to rock away the...
“With God on Our Side”
"There is no such thing as an autonomous Palestinian society," says John Hagee in the documentary "With God on Our Side," which examines Christian support for the state of Israel. For that topic, Christian pastor and...
Prominent African-American Southern Baptist Condemns Mormonism as Racist
A prominent African-American Southern Baptist pastor hopes messengers at next week's annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention will pass a resolution condemning Mormonism as racist. The move by Dwight McKissic,...
Dads Aren’t Perfect but We’re Grateful for Them
This Sunday is Father's Day. Around the country children of all ages will be celebrating their dads. With all my children grown, it has become a particularly enjoyable day for me. When they were little, I would get...
The Gospel Feast
A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on June 10, 2012. Mark 2:15-17 Morning Prayer: O God, our Father, we have already confessed our sins but we see the table of your son set...
Night School
A sermon delivered by Robert Browning, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Frankfort, Ky., on June 10, 2012. John 3:1-12 Did you ever go to school at night? It is not that uncommon anymore, especially for those pursuing...
Give Us a King!
A sermon delivered by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, M0., on June 10, 2012. 1 Samuel 8:4-20 The Second Sunday After Pentecost Today we launch our summer worship series that covers the...
Poor and Didn’t Know It
A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on June 3, 2012. Matthew 5:1-12 Morning Prayer: God of all power, and God whose name is love, we, your children, confess that we try so very...
“Prometheus”
"Prometheus" is the highly anticipated new movie from director Ridley Scott. It is highly anticipated for the belief that this movie returns Scott to the storyline of one of his great triumphs, 1979's "Alien."...
Mustard Seed Parable: Time to Invest in Economy
A significant segment of the economic and political leadership on both sides of the Atlantic appears to be oblivious to the point (or points) Jesus was making about planting mustard seeds. It's that familiar parable of...
Skype Interview: Documentary Filmmaker Tackles Christian Zionism
Porter Speakman Jr., producer and director of a documentary film on Christian Zionism, talked with EthicsDaily.com via Skype in an interview now live on Vimeo. Speakman, whose feature documentary, "With God on Our...
The pulpit: no place for hate
Sermons come in as many colors and flavors as the ethnic backgrounds, various theologies, and personal proclivities of the preachers. The pulpit can be a lifespring of love and grace, affirmation and encouragement --...
Different Motives Define Tale of Two Servants
Editor's note: The following column was originally a deacon ordination sermon, based on 2 Kings 5:1-27, delivered by Michael Ruffin on June 10, 2012. It is a tale of two servants, one a young girl and the other a grown...
Soda Summit Connects Obesity and Sugary Drinks
Obesity rates in the United States have been on a steady incline, and the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) believes sugar-filled sodas are helping those rates bubble up. On June 7, the advocacy group...
If Supreme Court Backs Arizona’s Anti-Immigration Law, What Do Churches Do?
The nation awaits in June the looming Supreme Court decision on Arizona's anti-immigration law, known as SB 1070. SB 1070 makes it a crime in Arizona for an individual to fail to carry necessary immigration documents...
Scientists: Some U.S. Corporations are “Greenwashing”
Some American corporations are "talking the talk" about climate change, but aren't "walking the walk" to support efforts to address the intensifying problem of global warming, according to a report from the Union of...
3 Ways Politicians Can Run More Ethical Ads
As the days to the November elections decrease, political advertisements increase exponentially. By October, these political promotions will seem ubiquitous. What concerns me primarily, however, is neither the volume...
“Prometheus”
From the opening scenes of "Prometheus," it is clear that you're about to experience sci-fi at its most epic and grandiose. Thirty-three years after the first "Alien" film brought terror and horror into space, director...
Do Baptists have a core identity?
Glenn JonasWhen the Baptist History and Heritage Society met in Raleigh June 7-9, the official topic was "Baptists and Theology." Through three keynote addresses and a variety of breakout sessions, both historians and...