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The spring barrens
It wasn't that large, maybe three times the size of Winnie the Pooh's "three acre wood," but it was big enough to be magical to a boy who loved feeling close to the earth. We called them "the Spring Woods"...
Would Jesus Weep Today? Surely We’re Better
It is a poignant brush stroke in Luke's portrait of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem at the beginning of that crucial week that led from triumphal reception along the road to rejection and death at the hands of entrenched...
EthicsDaily.com Documentaries Honored with Telly Awards
Two EthicsDaily.com documentaries were recently honored as Telly Award recipients. "GospelWithoutBorders" and "SacredTexts, SocialDuty" won a Silver and Bronze Telly, respectively, in the film/video category...
Public Education Is Lottery Loser
Unless you are one of the three winners of the $656 million Mega Millions lottery, you lost your dream of being wealthy beyond imagination. You may be deeply disappointed that the lottery failed to deliver what you...
Seeking God’s Law in Complex Immigration Policies
"Ah, you who make iniquitous decrees, who write oppressive statutes, to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right" (Isaiah 10:1–2). The U.S. immigration system is complex and...
Do You Know Where Your Food Comes From?
Not long ago, I had to make a hurried trip to Atlanta and back. As I traveled, I noticed the restaurants and fast-food joints, or signs for them, which line our interstate highways. Applebee's, Arby's, Burger King,...
EBF Leaders Call for Solidarity with Christians in Middle East
The Baptist church life that once flourished in Homs, the heavily embattled Syrian city, has nearly died out. Only about 15 of the 175 worshippers remain. Such was the report from representatives of Baptist Unions in...
A little help from our friends …
The dog and I were out for a backroads ramble during a family visit in Georgia when we ran across the goat. I heard him before I saw him, though his cry was pitifully small for a big billy. I suppose he was...
Why You Can Celebrate During Adversity
The Easter season is a season of hope. We remember that death does not have the final word and that God has a plan for our future. We can celebrate amid adverse conditions because we know that no matter what the...
600+ Attend Conference to Counter Christian Zionism
More than 600 people attended "ChristattheCheckpoint," a conference on Christian Zionism, at Bethlehem Bible College in early March. Conference organizer and Baptist minister Alex Awad said the participants came from...
Here’s What You Should Not Do When Preaching
Seminaries and divinity schools offer frequent doses of advice on how to preach more effectively. When LillianDaniel showed up for the first of three CammackPreachingLectures at CampbellUniversityDivinitySchool March...
On beeing busy
Azaleas have to be one of the best things about spring. Except for cherry blossoms. And dogwoods. And -- well -- name your favorite flower. Flowers are so extravagant in their beauty, delicate petals framed in a...
Why Denver’s Tebow Trade Isn’t a Bad Thing
Let's get one thing straight: I am not "Lin-sane" or a "Tebow Maniac." While I do not dislike these Christian athletes that have caught the eye of the evangelical world, I do not see much difference between the...
How Evangelicalism Has Watered Down the Gospel
Some 2,000 years ago, a rogue rabbi from Galilee led a ragtag group of dissidents into Jerusalem at the height of a high holy time. As Jerusalem was celebrating its most celebrated moment of political and religious...
Are Boycotts Legitimate Arrows in the Moral Quiver?
New Millennium Church in Little Rock, Ark., called for an economic boycott of Orlando, Fla., after the killing of teenager Trayvon Martin. "We will not support or attend conferences in Orlando. We will not vacation in...
The Lord’s Prayer: Deliverance
A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on March 25, 2012. Mark 14:32-42 Morning Prayer: O God, we have offered our prayer and song already, but we add the prayers of our hearts...
Hating This World
A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on March 25, 2012. Fifth Sunday in Lent Psalm 119:9-16; John 12:20-33 There are those who say that new Christians, when they...
The Covenant of Kinship
A sermon delivered by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo., on March 25, 2010. Jeremiah 31:31-34 In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, the fifth Sunday of Lent is dedicated to St. Mary of...
Some Churches Too Quick to Lay Down the Law
Have you noticed our tendency to try and control others with rules? We started with Ten Commandments. That led to Jewish scholars noting that the Torah actually contains 613 commandments, which can be divided into 365...
White House Forum: No Stereotypes or Prejudice
My day began at 5:15 a.m. My attire had been preselected, my purse packed, and I had visited the salon for a hair appointment the night before. I was preparing to go to the White House for the second time this month. I...
8 Facts for Pastors to Help Undocumented Immigrants
Pastors often ask me how they can best help the undocumented immigrants in their congregations. â— "What advice should I give to a father who is worried about immigration officials showing up at his family's...