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Images of Atonement: Redemption
Sermon delivered by Joel Snider, pastor of First Baptist Church in Rome, G.A., on Mar. 22 2009. Mark 10:35-45 The Lenten Season is the opposite of Easter. It prepares us by helping us reflect on our sin and the...
An Image of Example
Sermon delivered by Joel Snider, pastor of First Baptist Church in Rome, G.A., on Mar. 29 2009. 1 John 2: 3-6 How long has it been since you have seen anything that had “WWJD” on it? That was really popular ten or...
Our Covenant: To Make an Impact on Others
Sermon delivered by David Hughes, pastor of First Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Mar. 29 2009. Matthew 5:14-16; 7:12; 2 Corinthians 5:18-21; Galatians 6:2 Last week over a dozen members of our church wrapped...
The New Deal
Sermon delivered by David Hughes, pastor of First Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Mar. 22 2009. Jeremiah 31: 31-34 Thanks to an economy in a deep nosedive, we are hearing a lot of comparisons these days...
Life Before Death
Sermon delivered by David Hughes, pastor of First Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Mar. 15 2009. Ephesians 2: 1-10, 19-22 The movie entitled, The Sixth Sense features a little boy who has a very unusual...
Trip Inspires Students to Develop Missions Projects
ATLANTA (CBF) – For 50 days last summer, 13 students toured six countries to see for themselves how the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of the United Nations, which aim to eradicate poverty, interact with...
How Do You Survive on Only $43 Million in This Economy?
If we needed any more evidence that the economic downturn continues to wreak havoc with folk in the U.S., a news story out of Hartford, Conn., should settle it. A 36-year-old Swedish "countess" is divorcing her...
Dominant Culture Influences Our Reading of the Bible
"For (Moses) had married a Cushite." (Numbers 12:1) The minds of people of color are at times so colonized and their eyes so accustomed to seeing reality through the lens of the dominant culture, that the hope of any...
Is Christianity More About ‘Our Father’ or ‘My Father’?
Probably the most consistent theme of conservative Christianity is the concept of a personal relationship with Jesus. I have never understood this. The emphasis on personal makes sense within the context of...
Paula Clayton Dempsey to join Alliance
As long-time leader Stan Hastey prepares to retire in April, the Alliance of Baptists has employed Paula Clayton Dempsey to become Minister for Partnership Relations, a position in which she will provide internal...
April Is Genocide Prevention Month, Remember to Act for Darfur
I have the privilege of serving on the Save Darfur Coalition board of directors. Save Darfur is a coalition of more than 180 faith and nonprofit communities committed to ending genocide in Darfur and Sudan and to...
Fundamentalists Wage War on Science, Climate Change Facts
Why are American Christian fundamentalists waging a war on science? They wage war against the science of climate change. They battle stem cell research. They fight the teaching of the theory of evolution in public...
Narrowly Focused Sanctity-of-Life Supporters Lost Sight
In 1989, all across Greenville County in South Carolina, white crosses were standing on church lawns to commemorate the deaths of fetuses killed by abortion. There were enough pro-life supporters in the county to lead...
Bonus-Snatching AIG Execs Are Lunch-Swiping Bullies
When I try thinking about myself in relation to executives at AIG who received taxpayer bonus money, I see a little kid kicking the dirt and telling the schoolyard bully she can keep my lunch money because I wasn't...
Confessing
This sermon was delivered by Bill Wilson, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dalton, Ga., at McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta, Ga., on March 31, 2009. Psalm 32 Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven,...
Love is a Verb
Sermon delivered by Keith Herron, pastor of Holmeswood Baptist Church in Kansas City, M.O., on Mar. 29 2009. 1 John 4:7-21 I bring you greetings this morning from the Holmeswood Baptist Church where I serve as pastor....
The Power of Love
Sermon delivered by Bob Browning, pastor of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, G.A., on Mar. 29 2009. John 12: 20-36 I receive a lot of human interest emails, the kinds that tug at your heart. Do you know...
At the Table: Break
Sermon delivered by Heather Entrekin, pastor of Prairie Baptist Church in Prairie Village, K.S., on Mar. 15 2009. John 2: 13-22 You don’t often see Jesus throwing furniture, tipping over tables. The Prince of Peace is...
A New Covenant
Sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, pastor of Pulaski Heights Baptist Church in Little Rock, A.R., on Mar. 29 2009. Jeremiah 31:31-34; John 12:20-33 Strangely enough, it’s hard to listen to these words of the prophet...
Blogger Predicts Evangelicalism’s Collapse Within Decade
A relatively recent Internet post by Michael Spencer, a.k.a. The Internet Monk, predicted that evangelicalism will collapse within 10 years. The post was condensed and published in the Christian Science Monitor and has...
How Much Is EthicsDaily.com Worth?
"How much is my daily news from you worth?" a woman from Kentucky recently asked us in an e-mail. "I know I am not contributing enough." Her e-mail arrived in the context of some large newspapers shutting down (Rocky...