by Bill Wilson | Jun 17, 2011 | Opinion
Failure. Just saying the word in the same sentence as our name makes us nervous. Far too often, failure and ministry go together. Frequently, failure is the last word for ministers and churches. Many ministers’ inner lives are marked by a sense of failure. Some...
by Robert Parham | Jun 17, 2011 | Opinion
Police officers outnumbered protesters at the Islamic Center of Nashville. Counter protesters outnumbered both the protesters and police by 10 to 1. Three members of Westboro Baptist Church, an independent fundamentalist congregation in Topeka, Kan., run by Fred...
by Drew Smith | Jun 16, 2011 | Opinion
In Acts 17:22-31, we read about Paul’s preaching to the Athenians, whom Paul acknowledges to be religious, particularly concerning the image they have dedicated to an “unknown God.” Paul’s message, however, is to proclaim to these Athenians...
by Drew Smith | Jun 16, 2011 | Opinion
In Acts 17:22-31, we read about Paul’s preaching to the Athenians, whom Paul acknowledges to be religious, particularly concerning the image they have dedicated to an “unknown God.” Paul’s message, however, is to proclaim to these Athenians...
by David Kerrigan | Jun 16, 2011 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part series on discerning God’s will. Read the first part: “Why God Doesn’t Care If You Buy a Red Car.” How does God guide his people? The answer is simple – in an almost infinite variety of...
by Mark Woods | Jun 15, 2011 | Opinion
A recent front-page story in The Baptist Times spoke of a project in Birmingham, England, that seeks, in the words of Chelmsley Wood’s minister, Neil Roberts, to “grow spirituality within the community, giving people opportunities and skills to seek out...
