by Michael Parnell | Jul 7, 2017 | Opinion
Once upon a time, movies were not about comic book characters filled with CGI and plots that revolved around some entity going to take over the world. Movies once only needed a guy with a car and a girl. The movie was driven by the guy with the car, his girl and the...
by Angela Jackson | Jul 6, 2017 | Opinion
July marks the beginning of my fifth year as a bivocational minister. Not only do I serve a local church as pastor, but I also work for a graduate theological school. To complicate matters more, my husband works as a bivocational minister in much the same way, as both...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 5, 2017 | Opinion
Thai Baptists rolled out a colorful carpet of entertaining singers, dancers, and actors Tuesday night as they welcomed global Baptists to Bangkok for the Baptist World Alliance’s 2017 Annual Gathering. Vocal offerings ranged from a throaty version of “His...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 5, 2017 | Opinion
As a sketchy excuse to share some interesting pictures, I offer this bullet-point sketch of our Tuesday in Bangkok at the Baptist World Alliance Annual Gathering — and not. 8:15 a.m. — Breakfast at an impressive buffet inside what is at night a fancy...
by Ira Antoine | Jul 5, 2017 | Opinion
We are taught in seminary that as vocational ministers there are certain words we should not use. If used, a minister can adversely affect their ability to effectively minister to people. The professor would warn their aspiring ministerial students to avoid using...
by Nick Lear | Jul 3, 2017 | Opinion
The news recently has contained harrowing accounts of a number of hate-motivated attacks, including an attack against Muslims in Finsbury Park in north London. They have left me with a number of deep-rooted emotional responses. The first is deep, deep sadness for...
