by Robert Parham | Sep 3, 2009 | Opinion
August was a record-setting month for EthicsDaily.com—571,742 pages were requested (one page request corresponds to one article read). Cleary, something positive and dynamic is happening on EthicsDaily.com. At a time when many Baptist organizations are barely...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 3, 2009 | Opinion
So what would you do? Laura Dekker, a 13-year-old girl who lives in the sea-loving Netherlands, wants to take out her 26-foot boat, The Guppy, and sail around the world, according to the Associated Press. All by her lonesome. Laura comes by her wanderlust naturally:...
by Drew Smith | Sep 2, 2009 | Opinion
Perhaps the most beloved story in the Gospels, and indeed maybe the favorite story for many from the entire Bible, is the story of Jesus’ birth. Even when it is not the time for Christmas, the familiar Nativity story lives on in our hearts and minds, narrating...
by Mark Johnson | Sep 2, 2009 | Opinion
As ministers, we are the arbitrators of the gospel, professional communicators of the Good News of God’s love and favor proclaimed in the teachings and life-example of Jesus of Nazareth. We are a people of the Book, affirming the central role of the Bible as the...
by Mark Woods | Sep 2, 2009 | Opinion
The United States’ healthcare system is a mess, at least if you’re poor. That much is admitted even by Americans. Where they differ is on how much this actually matters. Not enough, many would say, to justify the expansion of public spending or the size of...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 2, 2009 | Opinion
Reflections on My Call to Preach: Connecting the Dots: Fred Brenning Craddock (Chalice Press, 2009) 117 pp., $19.99. Reading Fred Craddock’s Reflections on My Call to Preach is like listening to one of his sermons: the reader/listener is thoroughly engaged by...
