by Bob Setzer | Jul 31, 2008 | Opinion
The church shooting last Sunday in Knoxville, Tenn., was a nightmare I have long feared. Churches, like schools, are easy targets for madmen wishing to inflict harm on defenseless people. Since the church shooting in Colorado last December, we have enhanced security...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 30, 2008 | Opinion
Worship and the so-called “worship wars” were on the agenda during the Baptist International Conference on Theological Education, held in Prague July 27-29. The banner at right hangs in the chapel of the International Baptist Theological Seminary, where...
by Robert Parham | Jul 30, 2008 | Opinion
When Indonesian Muslims were making intimidating phone calls and threatening churches in 1998, Muslim women at an Islamic boarding school guarded the wife of a Baptist pastor when her husband was out of the country advocating for human rights in Washington. Some 10...
by Burns Strider | Jul 30, 2008 | Opinion
Leading up to the 2006 mid-term elections when the Democratic Party regained majorities in both the House and Senate I was on the phone one evening with my friend, Christine Pelosi, when she asked me to share with her the rules of politics I follow. Christine had been...
by Bob Allen | Jul 30, 2008 | News, Opinion
Recent comments by a Southern Baptist seminary professor that abused women are at least in part to blame if they refuse to submit to their husband’s God-given authority don’t square with official teachings of his denomination. “And husbands on their...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 29, 2008 | Opinion
Certain situations may make the pastorate an even more challenging experience. I have never been a full-fledged pastor but get to play one on occasion. From my observations, here are a couple of responses to the phrase: “A pastor deserves bonus pay...
