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God’s Loving Paths
Sermon delivered by Keith Herron, pastor of of Holmeswood BaptistChurch in Kansas City, M.O., on Mar. 1, 2009. Psalm 25: 1-10 It’s the first Sunday of Lent and we’re just six weeks away from Easter. What do you intend...
We Live in a Good News/Bad News World
Sermon delivered by Bob Browning, pastor of Smoke Rise BaptistChurch in Stone Mountain, G.A., on Mar. 1, 2009.” We live in a good news/bad news world, don’t we? Often we hear something that makes us happy only to be...
Know Jesus: I am the True Vine
Sermon delivered by Joel Snider, pastor of FirstBaptistChurch in Rome, G.A., on Feb. 22, 2009. John 15: 1-8 The scripture passage today is one that does not need a lot of explaining. We understand this image of the...
Baptists Gather in a Commitment to Peace
Listening to the voices of the marginalised, opposing discrimination of women and noting the impact of climate change were among the commitments made by Baptists around the world in Rome as part of the 'urgent Gospel...
When God Steps In
Daniel Subba was born in Taplejung District in East Nepal. Arjun Sapkota, his astute high school teacher, formed Daniel in communist consciousness, and Daniel left school determined to pursue the communist agenda....
Five Lessons Churches Must Learn to Survive
Another newspaper closed last week and more closings are on the way. Print journalism is dying faster than the dinosaurs did, and for the same reasons—the climate changed. Not the atmospheric climate, but the social...
What Does Dobson’s Resignation Mean?
James Dobson’s detractors responded with glee to his announced resignation as chair of the board of directors of Focus on the Family. The reaction of his supporters was muted. Dobson’s decision probably means less than...
Legislators Work to Crack Down on Predatory Lending
The worse the recession gets, the more desperate many people and families become. And the more desperation people feel about their finances, the more urgent it is for legislators to find a way to crack down on the...
BBC Poll on Religion in UK Life Yields Surprising Results
The strong support for a role for religion in UK public life shown in a recent BBC poll should in some ways at least come as no surprise. The sort of aggressive atheism promoted by figures prominent in culture and...
Pittmans Minister to Poor Miami Neighborhood
ATLANTA -- When many wouldn’t, Angel and Jason Pittman believe—in their neighbors, in the community, and in what God can do. After years of living that message in Overtown, the poorest neighborhood in Miami, the local...
Lessons from a steamboat
There is good news and bad news for those playing the back-nine of life.The good news is that, physically, we are living longer, healthier lives. The bad news is that, economically, some anticipated retirement plans...
Need a project?
Some people like to build models that come in a box, while others prefer to start their projects from scratch. Some folks think spending a few hours on a model car or plane is more than enough, while others may invest...
“Pentecostal Wind” Gives Energy to a Dying Event
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—New fruit is budding from a previous dying-on-the-vine event, which originated from some tiny seeds planted here in 1971. That year, two Baptist congregations—one white, one African-American—began...
On Finding a Good Book Title
When looking to write a book, of all the problems and headaches involved, none is more pronounced than finding a great title. When I wrote my book on the life and work of Lao She, I should have left his name off the...
Faith as Good as Dirt
Confession might be good for the soul, but it has also been observed to be lousy on the reputation or, as Abe Lincoln is credited as saying, “better to be thought a fool and be silent, than open one’s mouth and remove...
Picturing the Future
A photo arrived in this morning’s inbox from last night’s Ash Wednesday service ”a picture of me making the sign of the cross in ashes on the forehead of my 17-year-old daughter. Remember you are dust, and...
Exploring God’s Address
Sermon delivered by Bill Coates, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Gainesville, Ga., at McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta, Ga., on Feb. 24, 2009. John 1:29-42 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and...
A shared condition
Yesterday my wife paid a physical therapy visit to a local nursing home. An elderly man with a cane wobbled his way down the hall.One of the employees saw him and was alarmed. "Oh Honey, did you fall?" she asked.My...
Navigating the New EthicsDaily.com: Part Two
EthicsDaily.com launched a new version of its Web site Feb. 4. Those of us on staff are enjoying the upgrades, and we hope you are, too. Refining the site’s design and interface is a process, not a destination, but as...
Be Creative and Pastoral in Financial Crunch
We all run current events through filters. Take the economy. When we heard of a recession on both coasts, we Texans barely raised an eyebrow. Our economy was robust and diverse. When the market crashed and the...
A Time for Not Talking About Race
Southern Baptist editor Kelly Boggs’ recent column in Baptist Press reveals why white conservative Christians are not taken seriously in needed discussions about race. The editor of the Louisiana Baptist...