by Kyle Reese | Mar 7, 2002 | Opinion
The central affirmation of the Christian faith is the incarnation of Jesus Christ. God, in Christ, took on human flesh and entered the human arena in all its splendor and all its travail. As followers of Jesus, Christians are in search of a truly incarnational faith:...
by John Finley | Mar 6, 2002 | Opinion
Contemporary observers of American culture may think that Baptists have always had it in for Jews. Isolated events of the past 15 years make it easy to see why. Southern Baptist Convention President Bailey Smith’s 1980 assertion that “God Almighty does not...
by Michael Tutterow | Mar 6, 2002 | Opinion
With keen insight and practical application to contemporary issues, John Howard Yoder examined the potential secular impact of five biblical practices of the early Christian community in his book, Body Politics (Herald Press). Yoder, professor of ethics and theology...
by Pam Durso | Mar 5, 2002 | Opinion
In 1953, Moishe Rosen, a young Jewish man who had been a formidable opponent of the Christian gospel, accepted the teachings of Christianity and became a Christian. The next year, God called Rosen to minister to the Jewish people, so he enrolled in a Bible college....
by Carol Ann Vaughn | Mar 4, 2002 | Opinion
“It won’t make a difference.” “You can’t change the system.” “That’s just the way things are.” Have you ever heard these words? Have you ever uttered these words? Have you ever heard these words? Have you ever...
by James L. Evans | Mar 4, 2002 | Opinion
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never harm me.” At least, that’s what we tell our children to help them cope with schoolyard bullies. And at the schoolyard level, it may be true. Unfortunately, it is not always true. Sometimes...
