by Charles Foster Johnson | Aug 20, 2010 | Opinion
Editor’s note: See Brian Kaylor’s story, “Ken Starr Joins Baptist Church – Without Attending” Jana and I recently joined First Baptist Church of Desdemona, our small ranching community about 90 miles southwest of Fort Worth, Texas. We accepted...
by Larry Greenfield | Aug 20, 2010 | Opinion
The relationship between Muslims and members of other faiths – and persons of no explicit faith – has been a lot like that woman who appeared in the synagogue on the Sabbath while Jesus was teaching. (Luke 13:10-17) That is, it’s been “crippled,”...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 19, 2010 | Opinion
Clark Pinnock was a controversial theologian who could get strong challenges from colleagues on both his right and left. Pinnock, who died Sunday at age 73, spent some of his teaching years among Baptists.He traveled some theological distances during his career and...
by Mitch Carnell | Aug 19, 2010 | Opinion
With the dialogue concerning the construction of a mosque near Ground Zero heating up, I am reminded of a quote from Jonathan Swift: “We have enough religion to make us hate one another, but not enough to make us love one another.” The idea to construct a...
by Bruce Epperly | Aug 19, 2010 | Opinion
A good enough theology requires a balance of many perspectives. Just as a good diet requires different food groups, healthy theology requires varied foods for the spirit. A healthy theological diet has what Bernard Loomer described as “size;” it embraces...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 18, 2010 | Opinion
Do you get tired of unsolicited emails clogging your inbox with offers of everything from Viagra to sure-fire stocks to a 20 percent share of Sister Fatima from Nigeria’s unexpected $20 million inheritance?Spam has been around for so long that we’ve gotten...
