Our Collective Humanitarian Failure in Syria – Part 1

There are times in history when, because of the horrors of the events, the international community is forced to take stock. In recent history, the Biafran crisis of the late 1960s was one such time, out of which Doctors Without Borders (MSF) was formed and a new way...

Why You Can’t Communicate Enough to Your Church

Lack of communication is often a leading issue in church conflicts. As a resource minister for American Baptist Churches of Indiana and Kentucky, I was occasionally called in to address church conflict. While there were many reasons for the various conflicts,...

Cowleys Cultivated Nigerian Talent at Baptist School

EthicsDaily.com has just named Bill and Audrey Cowley, retired missionaries to Nigeria, as its 2016 Baptists of the Year. Bill and Audrey Cowley not only saved lives during a tribal genocide in Nigeria in 1966, but they also founded the Baptist High School (BHS) in...

‘Moana’

I find myself viewing animated films on a regular basis since I have several young grandchildren. Sometimes this is enjoyable; other times it is a duty to be endured. Seeing “Moana” was the former. The story of a strong-willed Polynesian princess –...