by Merianna Harrelson | Jun 3, 2019 | Opinion
When I became a mother, I was a mother and I wasn’t a mother. I married my amazing partner five years ago and became a mom all on the same day. In my fundamentalist upbringing, my journey of motherhood wasn’t mentioned and certainly wouldn’t have been considered...
by Paul Beasley-Murray | Jun 3, 2019 | Opinion
In a booklet for people preparing for baptism, I wrote, “Baptism is a dramatic way of declaring that we belong to Jesus. The only prop needed is a large quantity of water. The spectators are asked to imagine that this water is a watery grave. “So when you go under the...
by Ginger Hughes | May 31, 2019 | Opinion
By: Ginger Hughes There have been times in my life when I found Sunday School or church to be intimidating. Perhaps it’s my introverted ways, but I can remember feeling nervous about walking into a new church or a new Sunday School room filled with people who already...
by Linda McKinnish Bridges | May 31, 2019 | Opinion
Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond (BTSR) is now closed. Final graduation exercises were last weekend. We have had a long, tumultuous 30-year run. BTSR’s existence was marked by financial struggle, even before the first day of class in the fall of 1991. Dubbed...
by Jim Ball | May 31, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on May 6, 2002. Ball was executive director of the Evangelical Environmental Network at the time of publication. It is reposted today in advance of U.N. World Environment Day on June 5, which has a theme this year of...
by Mitch Randall | May 30, 2019 | Opinion
Walter Rauschenbusch, the father of the Social Gospel movement, wrote, “Every great movement begins in the hearts of a few.” At EthicsDaily, we believe God’s spirit is moving in innovative and exciting ways across the world. With a fresh breath from the spirit, the...
