by Matt Sapp | Jun 27, 2014 | Opinion
My wife and I celebrated our wedding anniversary a few weeks ago by attending a performance of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. The experience reminded me of a few things that might be applied to the church. Here are...
by Joe LaGuardia | Jun 27, 2014 | Opinion
It pays to be spiritual. That is the conclusion reached by researchers Tony Schwartz and Christine Porath. In an opinion piece in the Sunday Review of the New York Times, they outlined factors that benefit or hinder employee productivity. At first glance, the numbers...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 26, 2014 | Opinion
Fifty years ago, Watts Street Baptist Church in Durham, NC, ordained Addie Davis, the first woman in Southern Baptist life to be so recognized. About 400 participants celebrated that anniversary as Baptist Women in Ministry (BWIM) met June 25 at First Baptist Church...
by Sarah Stone | Jun 26, 2014 | Opinion
When mission workers are caught in a country facing a crisis, there are three options: evacuate, relocate to a safer part of the country or hibernate in a safe place until the conflict comes to an end. Louise Brown and her family chose hibernation. She and her...
by Leroy Seat | Jun 26, 2014 | Opinion
All of us have a lot of beliefs about a lot of different things. Our most basic beliefs might be called our presuppositions, those ideas that are rooted in our worldview or faith commitment. But why do we believe what we believe? Where does our faith come from? Faith...
by Dennis Bickers | Jun 26, 2014 | Opinion
Eighty percent of the churches in America are either plateaued or declining. Some put that number even higher. It is estimated that 4,000 to 5,000 churches close their doors each year. The number of churches per capita continues to shrink, meaning our churches are...
