by Merianna Harrelson | Jul 19, 2019 | Opinion
As I sat in my ordination council, I knew these were questions and conversations I would always remember. Although I hadn’t been given the questions before I met with my council, I wasn’t surprised when this question arose: “What would you say if a same-sex couple...
by David F. D'Amico | Jul 19, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Nov. 2, 2010. At the time of publication, D’Amico was a retired evangelism and missions professor and former Cooperative Baptist Fellowship missionary to the United Nations. My foreign-born accent gives me away in America...
by Mitch Randall | Jul 18, 2019 | Opinion
The president of the United States tweeted racists comments Sunday, attacking four female congresswomen with non-Anglo ethnicities. While three of the congresswomen were born in the United States, the president echoed a famous racist taunt. He tweeted, “Why don’t they...
by Merianna Harrelson | Jul 18, 2019 | Opinion
I’ve heard from so many women who have experienced something similar to what I have experienced in response to sharing my story in the recent Baptist News Global article, “Switching Denominations: Why Some Baptist Ministers Are Leaving.” While this is reassuring that...
by Mark Tidsworth | Jul 17, 2019 | Opinion
What do we do when the U.S. president spews racism during a weekend Twitter tirade? We may need to give ourselves a moment first. We grow so numb to President Trump’s rhetoric after a while, with the firestorms of his frequent tirades burning up our emotional...
by Gary Furr | Jul 16, 2019 | Opinion
A friend asked me to reflect on what you learn by staying in one place for 25 years. I’ve been thinking about the request ever since, but I haven’t stopped much to ponder that question. Before I knew it, a year went by. I still am surprised to think that I, who never...
