by Mike Kuhn | Nov 20, 2017 | Opinion
Normal Christian folk are increasingly face to face with people of other faiths, especially Muslims but also with Hindus, Buddhists and others. This thought struck me as I was traveling recently through North America. I watched Somali women line up for childcare...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 19, 2017 | Opinion
Sunday at the annual Society of Biblical Literature meeting as a day of learning on many counts. If you’re curious about things biblical and archaeological, keep reading … Rather than reviewing all of the (sometimes) fascinating sessions I attended and...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 18, 2017 | Opinion
The annual Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) meeting offers an opportunity to hear from a broad variety of scholars addressing hundreds of topics serving an overflowing smorgasbord of interests. Sessions relate to every conceivable part of the Bible, along with...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 17, 2017 | Opinion
An old saying claims “What you don’t know can’t hurt you,” which is manifestly false, as anyone who’s stepped in a hole they didn’t know was there can attest. What you don’t know can also slow you down and generally wreck your...
by Kelly Moreland Jones | Nov 17, 2017 | Opinion
The platform was stacked with white men when the members of the 143rd Tennessee Baptist Mission Board (TBMB) voted not to seat the messengers of First Baptist Church of Jefferson City. Many of the 858 messengers from 390 churches erupted in applause after they...
by Molly T. Marshall | Nov 17, 2017 | Opinion
Preachers often avoid lectionary texts from Judges as they are not sure what to do with stories of violence (Samson), testing God (Gideon) and an ill-conceived vow to the Lord (Jephthah), to name only a few. It was a precarious time for the young nation as...
