by Andrey Shirin | Feb 24, 2014 | Opinion
Christians of various denominations and theological convictions have embraced wholeheartedly the servant leadership concept. Its popularity can be explained, in part, by the widespread impression that it has been taken directly from the Gospels. After all, Jesus...
by Bob Newell | Feb 24, 2014 | Opinion
At the beginning of the 21st century, I lived in Houston and tended to observe immigrant struggles from the relatively safe and somewhat distant perspective of a privileged American. The fighting in Kosova (the Albanian spelling), where Serbian soldiers attempted to...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 22, 2014 | Opinion
I can’t remember the last time I went to a circus … until we recently decided to check out the latest edition of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey’s “Greatest Show on Earth” on its Raleigh stop. Expand the picture and look...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 22, 2014 | Opinion
By John Pierce Christianity, along with other faith traditions, is often soiled by the abuse of power, harsh legalism, and the accommodation and even advocacy of racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination. Religious faith often looks very ugly. Martin Thielen...
by Stan Moody | Feb 21, 2014 | Opinion
The American Baptist Churches Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) has taken the bold step of encouraging its 5,300 congregations to live out Jesus’ mandate to visit those in U.S. jails and prisons (Matthew 25:36). The national coordinator of prisoner re-entry and...
by Robert Parham | Feb 21, 2014 | Opinion
Sex trafficking generates an estimated $32 billion in annual profits and exploits some 21 million people globally – mostly women, children and the poor. Trafficking always creates multiple victims and harms families. An estimated 100,000 children under the age of 18...
