Southern Baptists Push Immigration Reform

On Sept. 16, Latino church groups demonstrated in front of the Georgia state Capitol against the failure to pass comprehensive immigration reform, and against the provisions of Georgia’s Senate Bill 529. Demonstrations of this sort have taken place around the...

Will You Sign the Nazareth Manifesto?

I invite readers of EthicsDaily.com, their fellow church members, friends and the multitude of goodwill Baptists to sign “The Nazareth Manifesto” found in Luke 4:18-19, where Jesus announced his agenda. Bible memorization was once a hallmark of Baptists....

Exercising freedom eliminates freedom?

Perhaps you have seen the Associated Press report about official “morality police” that have been sent through West Bank towns to enforce adherence to rituals associated with the month-log feast of Ramadan. Muslims observe Ramadan by refraining from eating...

Who is a conservative?

Last week I visited Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C., with my colleague and blogging partner Tony Cartledge who is a new faculty member in the divinity school there. Participating in two classes, including one he teaches with Div School Dean Mike Cogdill, was...

Same question, different answers

Have you ever sat in worship, “up close and personal,” with people who are very different than you — at least in the obvious ways? Try it, and you’ll discover that it adds a totally different dynamic to being church.My wife Jan (who writes a...

Preaching Simplified

The fine art of preaching has long intrigued me. In the same way talented painters or sculpters have their very unique styles, good preaching can come in a variety of forms. Since moving to Macon, Ga., nearly eight years ago, I have benefited from the superb preaching...