The Two Most Dangerous Words You Can Say

Yes, but … Two of the most dangerous words in a minister’s vocabulary. Yes, but … Two of the most destructive words a congregation will ever utter. Yes, but … The order of their utterance is important. First we say: “Yes. I agree. We agree. This is...

Survival of South Sudan Hinges on Which Lion Is Fed

Christianity played a constructive role in the birth last weekend of the world’s newest nation – South Sudan. Southern Sudanese voted in a weeklong referendum of self-determination in January 2011 to pursue a course of independence from Sudan, a nation divided...

Do Governments Need Dose of Direct Democracy?

It is difficult to decide which was the most depressing piece of news recently: the huge trade deals signed by Britain and Germany with the Chinese government, the grand reception accorded Omar al- Bashir in Beijing, or the helpless rage of the Greek populace before a...

Olympics Will Bring the World to British Baptists

Readers of The Baptist Times won’t find many editors more indifferent to sport than this one. The new London Baptist Association Olympics Games coordinator, David Pile, has a mountain to climb if he’s to get me interested. Golf is a waste of a good walk,...