by Chris Hall | Apr 10, 2014 | Opinion
Who is Jesus to you? If Jesus were to walk in the room right now, what would he look like? What would he say to you? What would you say to him? Your answers to these questions will be dependent on a number of things. How he looks may be triggered by an actor who has...
by Chuck Warnock | Apr 9, 2014 | Opinion
The more we’re online as a society, the less religious we are. According to MIT’s Technology Review, a new study by computer scientist Allen Downey of the Olin College of Engineering concludes, “Internet use decreases the chance of religious...
by Arthur Brown | Apr 9, 2014 | Opinion
The Institute of Middle East Studies (IMES) is intentionally involved in a range of interfaith activities. Within Lebanon, this usually involves bringing together evangelical Christians with both Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims in several contexts. For example, at our...
by Colin Harris | Apr 8, 2014 | Opinion
The challenge of being religiously faithful and scientifically honest has been with us since Copernicus and Galileo challenged prevailing understandings of how the universe is structured. The “Darwin period” – which is actually still with us, it seems –...
by Robert Parham | Apr 8, 2014 | Opinion
Sam Tolbert has announced that he is running for the presidency of the National Baptist Convention of America Inc. (NBCA), with the election to be held June 25, 2014, in Memphis, Tenn. NBCA is one of the major African-American Baptist denominations, with 1.5 million...
by Danny Chisholm | Apr 7, 2014 | Opinion
What is every pastor’s least favorite sermon topic? If I had to guess what most would list, it would be tithing. It is an oft-avoided topic in many pulpits, perhaps due to a feeling that it will appear to be fundraising for their own salary rather than a call to...
