by Aaron Weaver | Aug 13, 2015 | Opinion
For two weeks in July, I traveled with a bunch of Baptists across South Africa for a mission experience followed up with a global gathering of Baptists – the 21st Baptist World Congress of the Baptist World Alliance. While in the country, I was reminded of the...
by Robert Parham | Aug 13, 2015 | Opinion
No mention of documentaries. No comment about broadcast TV. No reference to websites. No word about the Internet. No suggestion about networking with global Baptists. No note about race relations. No word about immigration, interfaith and incarceration. If one...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 12, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce On a recent hot, humid day — and we’ve had weeks of them this summer — my daughter Abigail was chilling in the pool. Approaching, I called out: “BUDDY CHECK! BUDDY CHECK!” She gave me that familiar “my father has lost his mind” look. So I asked: “Have...
by Hugh Sinclair | Aug 12, 2015 | Opinion
It seems the tide has turned on microfinance, and the assumption that small loans miraculously alleviate poverty is increasingly treated with skepticism. Greeks are making similar discoveries regarding large loans. I have lost track of how many frauds, collapses and...
by Roger Olson | Aug 12, 2015 | Opinion
Many Christians, including university professors at Christian universities, confuse popular culture with the Christian story. When I taught Christian theology (mostly historical theology) at an evangelical Christian liberal arts college, there was a strong emphasis on...
by Larry Eubanks | Aug 12, 2015 | Opinion
We use the phrase, “safe and sound,” often enough that it’s easy to think that the two words are almost synonymous and that the distinction is a matter of nuance. But it’s not. Someone once illustrated the difference. “The steamship whose...
