by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 8, 2016 | Opinion
The North American Baptist Fellowship (NABF) is moving forward with new leadership following a meeting in Vancouver July 7. Elijah Brown was elected to succeed George Bullard as executive director of NABF, an organization of more than 30 Baptist organizations and...
by Ryan Jespersen | Jul 8, 2016 | Opinion
Just a cursory glance at social media will show you the political division that exists in our nation, communities and even families. In recent days, every statement by a political candidate or pundit brings on either glorious cheers or vitriolic hate by one side or...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 7, 2016 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce, Executive Editor, Nurturing Faith Journal Each day seems to bring another sadly predictable episode in the ongoing self-destructive saga of American evangelicalism as it is increasingly known. Therefore, my daily dilemma is whether to simply ignore...
by Robert Parham | Jul 7, 2016 | Opinion
Are U.S. Baptists more receptive to refugees from other countries than the undocumented in their own country? The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) was meeting and the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) had met recently, when the Supreme Court failed to support...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 6, 2016 | Opinion
Canadian Baptists hosted participants in the Baptist World Alliance’s Annual Gathering on July 5. The evening was billed as a celebration with Canadian Baptists, and it was that. The evening was chilly, but we began with an outdoor picnic featuring...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 5, 2016 | Opinion
A scattering of global Baptists have gathered this week in Vancouver for the Baptist World Alliance’s Annual Gathering. From Europe and Africa they have come, from Asia and Australia, from South America, Latin America, North America, and Canada we have gathered...
