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The Me-First Philosophy Thrives in Pews, Pulpits
In "The Last Battle," the final volume of "The Chronicles of Narnia," there is a delightful scene toward the end of the story. A group of dwarfs sits huddled together in a tight little knot thinking they are in a pitch...
Romney’s Statement of Unconcern about the Poor Draws Christian Critique
Mitt Romney's statement of disinterest in the well-being of America's poor has drawn sharp criticism from Christian leaders and commentators. "I'm not concerned about the very poor," Romney said in a CNN interview the...
Shelves full of memories
By John Pierce Word out of Catoosa County, Ga., is that Carlock’s Food King is closing. If you've never lived around there that news is irrelevant. But those of us who consider the Boynton Community to be home...
A longer race for the cure?
[Update: What follows was written before a breaking announcement that the Komen foundation has reversed field.] I think it's a safe bet that more people recognize pink ribbons as a sign of breast cancer prevention and...
Leaving The Nets Behind
A sermon delivered by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church,Winston-Salem, Nc., on January 22, 2012. Psalm 62:5-12; Mark 1:14-20 Many of you know that I have been closely involved with an organization called the...
Hearing God
A sermon delivered by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, Nc., on January 15, 2012. 1 Samuel 3:1-20 Many years ago when our church was looking for a staff member, we conducted an interview with a...
In Galileo’s Hometown, Vatican Promotes Science
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Nearly four centuries after the Roman Catholic Church branded Galileo Galilei a heretic for positing that the sun was the center of the universe, the Vatican is co-hosting a major science exhibition...
Obama Says Faith Mandates Him to Care for the Poor
WASHINGTON (RNS) President Obama connected his faith with his policies toward the poor at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday (Feb. 2), a subtle but sharp contrast to remarks made by presidential hopeful Mitt...
Mainline Protestants Up for Grabs Heading into November
WASHINGTON (RNS) They may not be as large as Catholics or as active as evangelicals, but white mainline Protestants have a big thing going for them this election cycle: they are divided, and possibly persuadable....
What “The Artist” Can Teach Your Church
When I was a boy, our pastor preached about the evils of movies. We were told not to go because the Lord could return and rapture the church. And what would we say, he asked, if the Lord came back to find us not in the...
Church-State Separation: The Line’s Easy to See
Occasionally, some newspaper readers of my column will complain to their local editors that my writing has no place in the religion section. Since I am apparently the only person of faith in America who dares write...
British Churches Work Together to Help Homeless
Homeless people in Birmingham will be given the option of sleeping in churches rather than the freezing streets this February. In a pilot program, five churches – including Birmingham Central Baptist Church – will open...
No Ordinary Relationships: Great Expectations
A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on January 29, 2012. Matthew 5:31-32 Morning Prayer: Almighty God, Creator of all people and all nations, we thank you for placing us within...
Powerful Teaching
A sermon delivered by Michael Cheuk, Pastor, Farmville Baptist Church, Farmville, Va., on January 29, 2012. Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Mark 1:21-28 As a grad student at UVa, I studied under a lot of wonderful and...
Authority!
A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on January 29, 2012. Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Mark 1:21-28 I don’t know much about demon possession, do you? I’ve met a few...
The Work and Worth of Prophetic People
A sermon delivered by Wendell Griffen, Pastor, New Millennium Church, Little Rock, Ark., on January 29, 2012. Deuteronomy 18:15-20 15 The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet* like me from among your own...
Handling the Crisis of God’s Call
A sermon delivered by Wendell Griffen, Pastor, New Millennium Church, Little Rock, Ark., on January 22, 2012. Jonah 3:1-10 Conversion of Nineveh 3The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying, 2‘Get up, go...
Mormons Confront Epidemic of Online Misinformation
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) A Mormon student surfs the Internet for a school assignment and discovers that Mormon founder Joseph Smith had multiple wives, even marrying a 14-year-old. A returned Mormon missionary, preparing a...
Christians Join Fight Against Cockfighting
(RNS/ENInews) Christian leaders are teaming with animal rights advocates to fight against cockfighting, calling the practice of watching and betting on roosters who fight to the death antithetical to biblical values....
Middle East Christians Keep Wary Eye on Arab Spring
CAIRO (RNS) From her home, Samia Ramsis holds a key chain bearing the face of the Virgin Mary as visitors outside come to look upon the spot where Egypt's Coptic Christians believe Mary, Joseph and the infant Jesus...
Unleashing Creative Folk to Transform the Church
Editor's note: This column is another of several EthicsDaily.com will carry from an initiative from Great Britain called "Beyond400.net – Baptists Imagining Life After 400 Years." "Organisations, the Church included,...