by Brent McDougal | Dec 21, 2018 | Opinion
My friend, Scott, and I sat down at a midway game during the Texas State Fair, the kind where the bell rings and you shoot water at a target as a balloon goes up. It’s embarrassing to admit, but I always have a sense that something important is on the line when I play...
by Jonathan Ingleby | Dec 21, 2018 | Opinion
More than a decade ago, in the middle of the 2008 financial crisis, the annual John Ray Initiative (JRI) conference was, not surprisingly, somewhat sidetracked by the implications of that crisis for the environmental movement. Somebody (not one of the main speakers)...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 20, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce How many people does it take to celebrate Christmas? Counting the figurines comprising our nativity scene — including the late-arriving wise men — apparently not very many. Yet the success of modern revelry is often measured by its crowd size. “We...
by Mitch Randall | Dec 20, 2018 | Opinion
EthicsDaily is committed to working with partners seeking to engage and empower the next generation of Baptists. If the moderate-to-progressive Baptist movement is to continue, the next generation needs to be given opportunities to shine its light. Civil rights icon...
by Colin Harris | Dec 20, 2018 | Opinion
The images of Christmas in the biblical testimony offer a subtle, yet effective invitation. They urge us to embrace a perspective that sometimes gets overshadowed in our rousing choruses of “Joy to the World” and “Angels We Have Heard on High.” To be sure, the...
by Merianna Harrelson | Dec 20, 2018 | Opinion
The fifth anniversary of my ordination was Dec. 7. I remember this mile marker every year because so many women have sought and fought for ordination for themselves and for generations of young Baptist women who would follow them. Even more, I think it’s important to...
