Why We Still Choose Barabbas Today

On Palm Sunday, churches around the world will celebrate that fateful moment when Jesus rode a borrowed donkey into Jerusalem. This event is ironically dubbed the “triumphant entry.” An enthusiastic crowd certainly cheered him on that day, but another...

But would we behave any better?

As one who spends a lot of time in his car, I’ve had this recurring dream of getting on the Interstate highway, punching in the desired exit number and sitting back for awhile. An article in the Wall Street Journal last weekend said the idea deserves serious...

Prayer: How to Make Your Enemies Go Away

We have all been wounded at some time by one who should have only loved us. Every life has a Judas. His name is synonymous with betrayal. We like to vilify Judas, to make him the enemy of Christ and the Gospel. The other apostles recorded his damnation with the...

Women Pastors: Baptists’ Loss Is Others’ Gain

While March 21 may be remembered in U.S. history for the passage of health care reform, the day will always mean something different for me. It was the day that I witnessed a miracle. In a medium-sized church in Enid, Okla., I saw history made as Thelma Chambers-Young...

Women, Preachers, and Women Preachers

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina’s annual general assembly March 19-20 provided the occasion for several auxiliary meetings, including the North Carolina Chapter of Baptist Women in Ministry (BWIM-NC) and the second Elevating Preaching...

What People Don’t Know About Easter

I’ve known for some time that America is far from being a religiously devoted nation, but I didn’t realize the population had become so religiously ignorant until I scanned a recent study made public by the Barna Group. According to their research, just...