by Robert Parham | Sep 7, 2010 | Opinion
Missing from mid-August news stories about Texas politicians who allege an international conspiracy of “terror babies” is their faith affiliation. Yep. You guessed it. They are Southern Baptists. These Southern Baptists contend that foreign, pregnant...
by Ayman Ibrahim | Sep 7, 2010 | Opinion
Terry Jones, senior pastor of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., plans to burn the Quran on Sept. 11 in an attempt to urge Americans to “stand up” against the threat of Islam. He wants his church to “be strong.” Jones writes,...
by Bill Wilson | Sep 7, 2010 | Opinion
One of the saddest truths I have come to understand about conflict in congregations is how destructive it can be. Years of progress and effective ministry can be negated by unhealthy conflict. Careers can be ruined. Faith and hope in Christ eroded. Growth of the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 6, 2010 | Opinion
Islamophobia appears to be on the upswing among some American Christians, and that’s a poor commentary on the state of the faith in those quarters.In New York City, a televangelist named Bill Keller has opened a “9/11 Christian Center” in a rented...
by Rod Benson | Sep 6, 2010 | Opinion
Tourism is a form of travel for pleasure involving transactions between vendors and clients for goods and services. While there was an inn at Bethlehem, and probably also at Sodom, tourism as we know it is a modern phenomenon. Even in the 16th century, the practice of...
by Keith Herron | Sep 6, 2010 | Opinion
Leaders lead by example. They · don’t ask others to do what they are not already doing; · set the pace of expectation and performance; and · set the standard by which the group’s success is achieved. Leaders lead by honesty. They · determine for...
