by Stephen K. Reeves | Jul 18, 2017 | Opinion
If you live in one of the 36 states that allow payday, auto title lending or both, you’ve likely seen the storefronts. They promise quick cash, no credit check required. They’re likely located in the poorer part of town next to pawnshops, liquor stores,...
by Bill Wilson | Jul 18, 2017 | Opinion
One of the pressing concerns of 21st-century individual and congregational spiritual life is the question of depth. To be blunt, there isn’t much. Study after study has revealed the sad truth that much of what we call faith and commitment is actually a thin...
by Ron Rolheiser | Jul 18, 2017 | Opinion
Charity is about being good-hearted, but justice is about something more. Individual sympathy is good and virtuous, but it doesn’t necessarily change the social, economic and political structures that unfairly victimize some people and unduly privilege others....
by Martin Accad | Jul 17, 2017 | Opinion
The concept of “disorienting times” was the focus of the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary’s 14th Middle East Conference / Consultation (June 19-23), organized by its Institute of Middle East Studies. Highlights from the 2017 consultation are...
by Tihomir Kukolja | Jul 17, 2017 | Opinion
A group of 30 Iranian refugees have been established in the first organized Iranian Christian Community (HAMGAM) in Zagreb, Croatia. The congregation was formed under the leadership of Croatian Baptist Aid in Zagreb and Malesnica Baptist Church and its minister, Mihal...
by James Gordon | Jul 17, 2017 | Opinion
John Wesley could be a pain. He was dogmatic, opinionated, partisan and stubbornly hard to shift from what he believed was the central ground of Christian faith. But that made him neither an exclusive nor a separatist from other Christians. In 1749, he preached a...
