by Trisha Miller Manarin | May 1, 2018 | Opinion
I did not know what to expect when I was asked to attend the third Baptist-Muslim Dialogue of North America in the stead of Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Secretary Elijah M. Brown. The reports from the first and second dialogues include deep, thoughtful...
by Richard P. Olson | Apr 30, 2018 | Opinion
The third North American Baptist-Muslim Dialogue at the American Baptist Assembly at Green Lake, Wisconsin, took place on April 16-19. What and why is that? A little backstory is needed. On Oct. 13, 2007, 138 Muslim scholars and other leaders signed “A Common...
by Christina Embree | Apr 30, 2018 | Opinion
Buzzwords that show up in social media posts, newscasts and daily conversations are often vague. This inevitably results in misunderstanding when we say a word with a certain thing in mind and the person listening takes a very different meaning from what we’ve...
by Jim Kelsey | Apr 30, 2018 | Opinion
The powerful strategize; the powerless engage in tactics. So writes Emmanuel Katongole in his book, “Mirror in the Church – Resurrecting Faith after Genocide in Rwanda.” People in power plan the way they want things to be. They do research and...
by Ginger Hughes | Apr 29, 2018 | Opinion
By: Ginger Hughes In just a couple of hours, my house will most likely look as though something exploded. How do I know? Because it happens almost every week. Tiny shoes will be dumped out of the basket and onto the floor of the closet in an attempt to find matches....
by Zach Dawes Jr | Apr 27, 2018 | Opinion
Poverty and homelessness are choices. Before you close your browser window, upset that I am blaming impoverished and unhoused persons for poor choices that led to their predicament, hear me out. Poverty and homelessness are choices society makes, that you and I make,...
