by Robert Parham | Jul 29, 2004 | Opinion
SEOUL, South Korea–Tolerance is a biblical value which progressive Baptists must embrace in responding to fundamentalism, a Texas pastor told world Baptist leaders this week. “Fundamentalism seems to be growing, and tolerance is not a value which...
by Robert Parham | Jul 28, 2004 | Opinion
SEOUL, South Korea–The Christian community is undergoing a paradigm shift away from the primacy of missionary-sending agencies toward centrality of the local church as the hub for missions, said an Australian Baptist at this week’s Baptist World Alliance...
by Mike Smith | Jul 27, 2004 | Opinion
Timothy Johnson is a physician, minister and journalist. He perhaps is best known as the medical editor for ABC News. Finding God in the Questions recounts his attempt to come to grips with his faith and its implications for his life. Johnson frames the book around...
by Robert Parham | Jul 27, 2004 | Opinion
SEOUL, South Korea–Baptist leaders gathering in South Korea for the annual meeting of the Baptist World Alliance foresee a bright future for the organization, despite the withdrawal of its largest member body, the Southern Baptist Convention–and the...
by Jack Brymer | Jul 27, 2004 | Opinion
The increasing violence in the name of religion staggers the imagination. In fact, one wonders if religion does not provoke more strife than it prevents. Yet, it is nothing new. A cursory review of history would certainly support such a conclusion. Some suggest, for...
by Cliff Vaughn | Jul 26, 2004 | Opinion
As the 2004 presidential election heats up, so do the urban legends about the candidates. One of the latest features a photo of John Kerry with the Church of Satan founder. An alleged newspaper photo from the San Francisco Chronicle shows Kerry cordially greeting...
