by Larry McSwain | Jul 22, 2015 | Opinion
It was a simple question from a colleague. “Larry, do you have enough bandwidth to help me with a church staff analysis?” Initially, I had no idea what he was asking. “Bandwidth?” I replied, as I attempted to catch up with the 20-year cycle of...
by Ron Rolheiser | Jul 22, 2015 | Opinion
Today we no longer understand the value and power of ritual. This is more than an individual failing. It’s the cultural air we breathe. In the words of Robert L. Moore, we’ve gone “ritually tone-deaf.” The effects of this can be seen...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 22, 2015 | Opinion
The warm up to the 2015 Baptist World Congress is underway at the International Convention Center in Durban, South Africa, with meetings Tuesday and Wednesday of the BWA Executive Committee, outgoing General Council (2010-2015), and incoming General Council...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 21, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Writing in the July 9 edition of The Christian Index, J. Robert White lamented the “violation of states’ rights” and God’s law by the U.S. Supreme Court in its Obergefell v. Hodges decision. The executive director of the Georgia Baptist Convention...
by Agnes Howard | Jul 21, 2015 | Opinion
Recent release of video footage showing Planned Parenthood official Deborah Nucatola describing collection and costs of fetal tissue has attracted attention and controversy. With this controversy playing out in background, the Wall Street Journal published a new...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Jul 21, 2015 | Opinion
Reaction to the nuclear agreement between Iran and the “P5+1” – the U.S., U.K., France, China and Russia, plus Germany, the permanent member nations on the U.N. Security Council – has been swift and diverse. Almost simultaneous with its...
