by Curtis Ramsey-Lucas | Jun 12, 2018 | Opinion
On April 5, 1968, the day after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Sen. Robert F. Kennedy spoke at the City Club of Cleveland. Kennedy’s speech on the “mindless menace of violence” continues to resonate. Less than 24 hours earlier, Kennedy...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 11, 2018 | Opinion
Thirteen travelers associated with Nurturing Faith Experiences and Campbell University Divinity School made their way from Jerusalem to Jezreel by a circuitous route on Sunday. We began the day by driving from Jerusalem down the Jericho Road to Qumran, where the Dead...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 11, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Nurturing Faith will have an active presence at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly this week (June 13-15) at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. Our exhibit will feature sample copies of Nurturing Faith Journal & Bible Studies, and the...
by Mitch Carnell | Jun 11, 2018 | Opinion
An article I read recently extoling the virtues of complementarianism nagged at me. It would not let me rest. Complementarianism is a religious construct that deals with the roles of gender. The message is evil at its center. “The SBC has affirmed...
by Michael Ruffin | Jun 11, 2018 | Opinion
“Please pray for my friend. She’s having an autopsy tomorrow.” That was the voicemail message I heard on our church’s prayer line one morning. I will neither confirm nor deny that I laughed out loud. I will confess to thinking, “I think...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 10, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Anthony Bourdain’s tragic death has drawn attention to how he not only enjoyed the exotic food he encountered while filming his CNN show but how comfortably and deeply he engaged those with whom he shared a table. Such observations reminded me of an...