by Ron Crawford | Oct 27, 2010 | Opinion
Ministers are catalysts for change. Many people are drawn to ministry because they perceive it as a caring profession. It is. It is a caring, supportive, affirming, nurturing and loving profession. Yet sometimes love needs to be tough. Let me say it another way....
by John Hewett | Oct 26, 2010 | Opinion
In the summer of 1990, following the final loss in a decadal series of dispiriting defeats, moderate Southern Baptists called a meeting for Atlanta, a last waltz for those who’d been laboring first to stop, then at least slow, the fundamentalist movement seizing...
by David Key | Oct 26, 2010 | Opinion
Editor’s note: The board of directors of the Baptist Heritage Council of Georgia, where this article first appeared, voted in September to close the organization at the end of 2010. During these changing times in our world, there is much that impacts the Baptist...
by Robert Parham | Oct 26, 2010 | Opinion
Denial of climate change is an article of faith in the Tea Party, according to a New York Times news story. The news report cited a New York Times/CBS News Poll that found that only 14 percent of Tea Party adherents think global warming is a problem, compared to 49...
by Keith Herron | Oct 25, 2010 | Opinion
Now you see them, now you don’t. The church is losing members faster than it can replace them. Some are newcomers to the faith who don’t stick, but others are lifelong members who quietly check out, leaving the church behind. Common among these dropouts is...
by Andi Thomas Sullivan | Oct 25, 2010 | Opinion
It would be presumptuous for me to speak for all young Baptists. I am, however, the product of Baptist parents, a historically Baptist university and (soon) a Baptist divinity school. This foundation has shaped me as a Christian and will undoubtedly influence my life...
