All God’s Chillun’ Need a Livin’ Wage

If there was ever a time for the church to start preaching all the messages the Bible gives about money, wealth and poverty, surely that time is now. I offer this piece of overwhelming evidence: Times are so tough these days that even the White House press secretary...

Can ministerial students be pastorized?

A recent article posted at Associated Baptist Press documents a trend that folks in seminaries and divinity schools have been noticing for some time: the number of students who want to do ministry is rising, but the number who aspire to be pastors is falling.At...

A lesson from above on making wise decisions

After years of leading conferences, and even writing a boring dissertation on responsible decision-making, one would think I would be better at it myself. However, considering all possible implications of one’s decision was a lesson that escaped me while planning a...

Christianity and Capitalism

The only history we have of earliest Christianity is found in the Book of the Acts of the Apostles. Written by the same person who wrote the Gospel of Luke, the book of Acts opens with Jesus’ ascension and concludes with Paul’s arrival in Rome. The book...