by Ron Rolheiser | Nov 17, 2017 | Opinion
Nobel-prizing winning author, Toni Morrison, assessing the times, asks this question: “Why should we want to know a stranger when it is easier to estrange another? Why should we want to close the distance when we can close the gate?” Except this...
by Robert Creech and Joe Trull | Nov 16, 2017 | Opinion
The latter half of the 20th century witnessed a relative silence on the subject of ministerial ethics; seldom did theological seminaries offer training on the topic, and texts written on pastoral ethics were scarce. Although not many books on ethics in ministry...
by Joe LaGuardia | Nov 15, 2017 | Opinion
Christianity is beginning to flourish again in Cuba. This was evident during a mission trip that I took with a small group of clergy and lay leaders to Cuba through the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) in early November. In partnership with the Fraternity of...
by Mark Tidsworth | Nov 15, 2017 | Opinion
A comment from a nearby table at a local coffee shop quickly grabbed my attention. A group of 20-somethings suddenly laughed when one of them said, “I love what Jesus was about, but I couldn’t be a Christian. I’m just not angry enough at everyone in...
by Austin "Mack" Dennis | Nov 14, 2017 | Opinion
I see our healthcare crisis as a crisis of communion. On Sunday mornings, when my congregation sets the table for the Lord’s Supper, we set upon it loaves of bread, which we call the Body of Christ, and a cup, which we call the blood of Christ. We place the...
by Marv Knox | Nov 14, 2017 | Opinion
When many people talk about “freedom of religion,” they mean they want government to allow them to freely exercise their religion, but they don’t care about others’ religion. This has been the “Protestant privilege” for decades....
