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“The Sum of All Fears”
"What's a South African doing in the Ukraine with three Russian scientists and a crate from Israel?" It's not a joke. It's the central question in "The Sum of All Fears," the new movie based on Tom Clancy's...
A Few More Steps Toward Midnight
According to the coldly prescient Doomsday Clock, which appears on the cover of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, it is now seven minutes until midnight. The clock has stood at this absorbing hour of introspection...
Minister Dips Shady Business in Christian Batter
What do raising thoroughbred horses, peddling age-defying shakes, mining gold in Liberia and mining diamonds in Zaire have in common? The answer is Pat Robertson, the same one who headed the Christian Coalition and...
The Wounded Minister
In an era of forced terminations, ministers, their families and their churches often want to know what led to the abrupt ending of an apparently promising "marriage" between clergy and church. Guy Greenfield's latest...
The Gospel According to Fasching
"The good news of the gospel, as it has been proclaimed for the last two millennia, has no future." So says Darrell J. Fasching in his provocative little book, The Coming of the Millennium. For 2,000 years, he...
Inside the Small Church
Inside the Small Church is an exciting and readable survey of the diverse world of small churches. North America is dotted with small churches; in fact, most major denominations are populated in large part by small...
The Whitsitt Society: Preserving an Imperiled Heritage
What do Ralph Elliott, Henlee Barnette and Cecil Sherman have in common? Or Ken Chafin, James Dunn and Glenn Hinson? Most Baptists familiar with "the controversy" in Southern Baptist life the last few decades recognize...
Sects, Cults and Denominations
The United States is one of the most religious nations in the world. Christianity, especially, played an important part in the founding and development of this country, and it has continued to dominate America's...
The Right Place to Display the Ten Commandments Is on Your Heart
Much attention has been given to why the posting of the Ten Commandments in public buildings is a bad idea for political reasons. It is obviously a violation of the Constitution, which is why such efforts are being...
Missions Trip to Cuba Opened Eyes, Hearts
Members of the First Baptist Church in Memphis, Tenn., gained valuable insight into another culture during a missions trip to Cuba in March. FBC Memphis' John McCall led a trip to Cuba to visit the First Baptist Church...
FBC Memphis Partners with Cuban Church
Members of the First Baptist Church of Memphis, Tenn., unanimously approved a partnership with the First Baptist Church of Florida, Cuba, earlier in May. "Our partnership is really one to give them necessary resources...
Free Trade Equals Religious Freedom for Baptists in Cuba
Baptists have been in Cuba for many years, and former President Carter's recent visit to the communist island has brought renewed attention to their presence. Denton Lotz, Baptist World Alliance general secretary, sent...
Ethical Considerations in a Church Building Program: One Church’s Story
Pastors can have some big-sized dreams for God. So can kings. 1 Chronicles 17 reports how King David processed his success in defeating Israel's enemies, uniting the nation, bringing the Ark of the Covenant home and...
Buildings as Part of Ministry
With multi-million dollar projects in the works, the faithful are left to consider the ethics of their holy building plans. When First Baptist Church of Dallas announced its $48 million building project, some Baptists...
Ethical Considerations in a Church Building Program: One Church’s Story
Pastors can have some big-sized dreams for God. So can kings. 1 Chronicles 17 reports how King David processed his success in defeating Israel's enemies, uniting the nation, bringing the Ark of the Covenant home and...
Memorial Day Fights Forgetting
Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May. This important holiday is not just another "day off" but a day to remember those who lost their lives in military service to our country. Remembering is a painful but...
Hesston Keeps Funds; New Flag Pole Offered
HESSTON, Kan. – After a flurry of last-minute maneuvers in the Kansas Legislature, Hesston College will not lose any of its state tuition funding next year over its practice of not flying the American flag. Meanwhile,...
Blessed are the Builders?
To rank things is human. Every night David Letterman offers a top 10 list. College football has its top 25. To be in the top is to be the elite. We even rank sins. Murder, rape, assault and armed robbery usually draw...
New Age of ‘Cathedrals’: Reflecting the Image of God or Man?
Robert Schuller clearly has an eternal hope for his Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif. In a recent interview, Schuller confessed, "I dream in hundreds of years." The Crystal Cathedral "will never die," he said....
The Gift of Memory
We were fortunate to be in Washington, D.C., the year the United States Holocaust Museum opened. We stood in line for hours to get tickets, and hours more to get in. Hundreds and hundreds of people were there to see...
Let’s See if the Pen is Mightier than the Machete
Muslims are slaughtering Christians in the Molluccas--a region of Indonesia formerly known as the Spice Islands. Missions personnel and longtime observers believe prayers and letters from U.S. Christians can help stem...