by Robert Parham | Apr 26, 2016 | Opinion
Fragmentary experiences can inform and sharpen one’s understanding of the world. That has been my experience over 25 years as executive director of the Baptist Center for Ethics/EthicsDaily.com. Here are a few experiences that have expanded and enriched how I...
by Mark Tidsworth | Apr 26, 2016 | Opinion
Sometimes one has the opportunity to watch the collective intelligence of the team rise up, resulting in “a-ha” moments or epiphany experiences. Several lead pastors, during the coaching group portion of our day, were wrestling with leading their...
by Rick Love | Apr 25, 2016 | Opinion
Hate speech, inflammatory rhetoric and uncivil discourse are all too common in politics and social media. In seeking a positive means to respond, I’m joining my organization, Peace Catalyst International, in a campaign to wage peace. I’m seeking to wage...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 23, 2016 | Opinion
An eclectic team of scholars from Tel Aviv University recently published research indicating that some Israelite military personnel serving around 600 BCE knew how to read and write. Two Southern Baptist seminary professors contacted by Baptist Press seized on the...
by Larry Eubanks | Apr 22, 2016 | Opinion
Can we admit that sometimes Christians act badly? In the history of the church – along with many, many good things – you will also find anti-Semitism, torture, witch hunts, slavery, apartheid, misogyny and other things over which we now blush. Most of us,...
by Chuck Summers | Apr 21, 2016 | Opinion
My church observed Earth Stewardship Sunday recently by singing hymns and offering prayers that honored God as Creator. We were even reminded during communion that the bread and wine are gifts of the earth provided by the one who made it. For my sermon, I chose to...
