by Ron Rolheiser | May 9, 2014 | Opinion
We hurry too much, pure and simple. As Henri Nouwen describes it, “One of the most obvious characteristics of our daily lives is that we are busy. We experience our days as filled with things to do, people to meet, projects to finish, letters to write, calls to...
by Steve Davis | May 8, 2014 | Opinion
A trip across town to Target sealed the deal. The deal it sealed was that I became a fan of Mumford and Sons. The trip across town was for the purchase of their CD, “Sigh No More.” As I headed back to the office, I listened intently to the lyrics of their...
by Paul Hobson | May 8, 2014 | News, Opinion
The rich 200-year association between Jamaican and British Baptists will be marked by a series of events this year. The links began when Jamaica invited British missionaries, such as John Rowe, to support the growth they were experiencing under George Liele, a freed...
by Zach Dawes Jr | May 8, 2014 | Opinion
Technology has enabled the creation of false, unhealthy images of beauty. Pictures in many magazines today are not real. They are altered depictions of people that often are no more accurate than the portraits produced by caricature artists. Thankfully, in recent...
by Chuck Warnock | May 7, 2014 | Opinion
If you think the Supreme Court’s ruling on public prayer is an unqualified win for Christians, you might want to reconsider. On May 5, the United States Supreme Court ruled that “ceremonial” prayers opening government meetings do not violate the...
by Ircel Harrison | May 7, 2014 | Opinion
When I attended seminary, most of the student body were young men and women who had just completed college. A few like me had spent a couple of years in the military, another graduate school, worked in a secular vocation or taught school. Occasionally, I would have a...
