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Uzbekistan Court Convicts Three Baptist Union Leaders
Pavel Peychev, president of the Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Middle Asia in Uzbekistan, and two other Baptist leaders, were convicted and fined for evading taxes and involving children in religious...
Looking for local flavor
This past week, our 6th-grader Abigail wrote in an essay that she enjoys going to Chattanooga, Tenn., because they have really good restaurants not found anywhere else. I agree.In fact, I've long bemoaned the loss of...
Fort Hood Shootings Offer Americans Two Choices
The Fort Hood shootings present Americans with two choices about how they think about American Muslims. One choice is reactive and negative, taking a horrible act of one American Muslim, Major Nidal Hasan, and saying...
Stretch, don’t snap
I wish I knew what to say, what to advise, what to suggest in the light of recent stories in which people with guns fell into a funk and "snapped" before erupting in unfathomable violence.In Fayetteville, N.C., a...
Sharing God’s Concern for Poor Means Fairer Taxes
There is a constant refrain in the faith tradition shared by Jews and Christians. It begins with the Law of Moses, flows through the prophets and finds perfect expression in the teaching of Jesus. This refrain is God's...
Missing the Mark: Eight Flaws in Quiverfull Theology
There is within my heart an affinity for those who "exalt Jesus Christ as Lord, and acknowledge His headship in all areas of our lives." This is the confession of the writers over at QuiverFull.com. For this reason,...
Defining Moment: What Do We Mean By ‘Health Care’?
As a philosophy student, I came to understand that definitions are important. . All arguments depend on foundational propositions, and often those propositions are based on definitions and axioms. No wonder Socrates...
Not Far
Sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, pastor of Pulaski Heights Baptist Church in Little Rock, A.R., on November 1 2009. Psalm 146:1-10; Mark 12:28-34 Have you seen, perhaps on television, those...
O say, Can You See?
Sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, pastor of Pulaski Heights Baptist Church in Little Rock, A.R., on October 25 2009. Job 42:1-6; Mark 10-46-52 Jesus asks the same question of blind Bartimaeus that...
Greatness
Sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, pastor of Pulaski Heights Baptist Church in Little Rock, A.R., on October 18 2009. Psalm 104: 1-9, 24; Mark 10:35-45 I saw a T-shirt the other day... on television, as I...
Dealing with God
Sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, pastor of Pulaski Heights Baptist Church in Little Rock, A.R., on October 11 2009. Job 23:1-9, 16-17; Hebrews 4:12-16 I’m not really sure just exactly what I expected from...
Testing…testing…
Sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, pastor of Pulaski Heights Baptist Church in Little Rock, A.R., on October 4 2009. Psalm 26:1-12; Mark 10:2-16 As we all know, or as we all should know, there...
Radical Surgery
Sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, pastor of Pulaski Heights Baptist Church in Little Rock, A.R., on September 27 2009. Psalm 124:1-8; Mark 9:38-50 As you might imagine, this is not a particularly good...
Off the Beaten Path
Sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, pastor of Pulaski Heights Baptist Church in Little Rock, A.R., on September 13 2009. Psalm 19:1-14; Mark 8:27-38 How many of you have ever visited a...
Health-Care Bill’s End-of-Life Counseling Is Moral Value
No political deception this year has been more shameful than that of Sarah Palin, the Christian Right and many Republicans who have tried to sabotage health care reform with the canard of "death panels." Even after...
How Can Congregations Help Their Diabetic Members?
I remember, as a child, going with my father when he made visits to the sick and shut-ins in our community. For some, there were repeated episodes of illness, declining health and eventually death. Not until years...
Reflecting Upon the True Character of Sacrifice
As Americans and Canadians prepare in November to recognize and honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in battle for their country, it is appropriate to reflect upon the ethics of sacrifice. There are...
The Prison of Want: How to Break Free and Find Contentment
We live in a restless and discontented age. Each day we are confronted with problems and circumstances that test our peace and contentment. We worry about financial problems, health problems and family problems. We are...
Pivotal Religious Figures Get Big-Screen Treatments
Moses, Jesus and Muhammad are all headed for the big screen – again. News came Sunday at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival that Qatar-based Al Noor Holdings is backing a $150 million project about Islam's founder. The...
Motivated By Guilt: Can We Move Past This Step?
I've been thinking a lot lately about Johannes Tetzel. Tetzel, you'll likely recall from 10th-grade world history, was the one who allegedly set off the young monk-turned-professor Martin Luther into a theses-penning...
Lost in wonder
I've been a space nut as long as I can remember. Trying to grasp even the smallest hint of the size and shape of the universe boggles the mind, but it is a good boggle.Sometimes, when a busy day my head gets bogged...