by Barry Howard | Oct 25, 2002 | Opinion
The number of people who have Alzheimer’s disease is growing. Families and congregations who are well-informed about Alzheimer’s disease are better prepared to recognize and respond to someone who has the disease. Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive,...
by James L. Evans | Oct 24, 2002 | Opinion
It is unfortunate that determining the proper use of Scripture has been placed in the hands of the courts. In allowing this to happen, the faith community is guilty of a serious breach of trust. It is an indication of how far we have drifted from our proper purpose...
by Eddie Hammett | Oct 24, 2002 | Opinion
I’m convinced that most of the deacons I encounter want to be involved in a meaningful ministry that is fulfilling and challenging to who they are as believers in Christ. I am also convinced that many deacons do not have the spiritual life to enable this to...
by David Benjamin | Oct 23, 2002 | Opinion
For those who are willing to be transformed, Taylor unfolds the process and practices of becoming Christ through contemplation. But Brian C. Taylor guides the reader past this shallow misconception to a much more accessible possibility. In Becoming Christ:...
by Karen Zurheide | Oct 23, 2002 | Opinion
Growing up in New Hampshire, the child of born-again-yet-mainline Christian parents, there was never a question about Halloween. Almost everyone in our little town of 3,000 participated. The only questions surrounding Halloween were how cold it would be and how many...
by Dennis Datta | Oct 22, 2002 | Opinion
How are we, as Baptists, planning to meet the challenges and suffering of our Baptists around the globe? To meet this challenge and save the planet for future generations, the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) ended in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sept....