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God’s Kingdom is a Kingdom of Consciousness
When you read the Gospel narratives, do you ever notice how Jesus sees and hears those people ignored by others? Whether a blind beggar, a woman who has been bleeding for 12 years or a hungry crowd, Jesus either sees...
Sectarian Violence Rocks Lebanon, Engulfs Baptists
Street fighting in Beirut at the end of last week forced the closing on Thursday of the Beirut Baptist School, led to the postponement of a public lecture today at Arab Baptist Theological Seminary and enveloped a BMS...
Inspired by failure
Julio Franco didn't reach his goal, but I'm still impressed. He retired from baseball at age 49. Franco had set a goal of playing major league baseball at the age of 50. He didn't quite make it.Yet, last year with the...
What’s manifest in the “Evangelical Manifesto”?
A group of mainly conservative Evangelicals has recently promoted an "Evangelical Manifesto" that appears to be designed as a voice of moderation calling on Evangelicals to avoid getting sucked into becoming toadies...
Render Unto the IRS
Kenyn Cureton is vice president for church ministries for the Family Research Council. The FRC is a right-wing religious organization that lobbies for the usual litany of right wing religious concerns-anti-abortion,...
Zimbabwean Baptists Ask for Prayer
A political impasse and related violence has created a humanitarian and spiritual crisis in Zimbabwe, says a Baptist pastor there contacted by EthicsDaily.com. "The people are discouraged and depressed, and they need...
Mother’s Day for Peace
According to Wikipedia, the roots of Mother's Day may go all the way back to celebrations of motherhood by the ancient Greeks. In 16th century England, the custom developed of observing Mothering Day on the 4th Sunday...
One way to help
The staggering tragedy in Myanmar (Burma) continues to unfold. Some estimate the death toll could climb from more 20,000 to 100,000. The Burmese people have a special place in the hearts of Baptists. The first U.S...
Baptists Mobilize Resources for Myanmar
WASHINGTON (BWA) Baptists from North America, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region are mobilizing personnel and resources to assist victims of a devastating cyclone and its resulting flooding in Myanmar.Baptist World...
The Unsatisfied Womb
My choice for the title of the book I just read is the "Unsatisfied Womb." This is one of the sub titles found in the work. The actual title is Be Fruitful And Multiply by Nancy Campbell. Vision Forum in San Antonio,...
It Takes a Cyclone to Awaken Conscience
What is more mystifying--the things that occupy our attention or the things that should occupy our attention? On May 3 Kentuckians invited the world to toast mint juleps, place bets and cheer on horses running around a...
Centrist Baptists Challenge Group Denouncing ‘Politicization of Faith’
Baptist leaders questioned a self-identified "inclusive grassroots initiative" unveiled Wednesday criticizing Christians on both the left and right for allowing their faith to become too political. "The politicization...
We just don’t know
While most of us have been giving our primary attention to primary election results, hundreds of thousands of people along the coast of Burma (aka Myanmar) have focused on survival -- and on trying to find the bodies...
Pondering Immigration
Immigration: everyone has an opinion. We hear rhetoric used to describe the dilemma of undocumented immigrants in this country from politicians to pulpits. This is an emotionally charged issue. People feel strongly...
Baptist Leaders Denounce War Funding Bill
The House of Representatives this week takes up a spending bill analysts say would bring the total cost of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq since Sept. 11, 2001, to at least $875 billion. Last week...
Baptists Urged to Respond to Cyclone in Myanmar
Baptists have joined government and charitable groups working to relieve human suffering in the aftermath of Saturday's devastating cyclone in Myanmar. Myanmar's government said Tuesday more than 22,000 people were...
Who keeps the church door?
Delegates to the United Methodist Church General Conference held recently in Fort Worth, Texas, debated — among other things — the role of pastors in determining someone's readiness for membership.The issue, according...
Another Vital Statistic: Is the SBC On the Brink of Financial Decline?
LifeWay Christian Resources' recent annual statistical study demonstrated in rather clear fashion that the Southern Baptist Convention, which had long defied the trends of mainline denominations by continuing to grow,...
Let’s Question Winner’s Circle Theology
After the failed vote on Sunday at Nashville's Two Rivers Baptist Church to expel church members, one of the targeted members gave God the credit for the vote which allowed her to remain a member. Seventy-one members...
Activists Claim Large African Delegation Kept Methodists From Liberalizing Stance on Homosexuality
United Methodists would have changed church rules calling homosexuality "incompatible with Christian teaching" this year had it not been for delegates from overseas, a conservative activist claims. Mark Tooley,...
Professors in arms?
The the Los Angeles Times reported May 2 that a lecturer at California State University at Fullerton got the ax because she refused to sign a loyalty oath to defend the U.S. and California Constitutions “against all...