Baptist Worker Helps Ugandan Farmers Hit by Floods

by | Oct 24, 2013 | Opinion

Gareth Shrubsole, a BMS World Mission worker in western Uganda, was taken aback by the devastation he saw in the Kasese district when heavy rains brought flooding on May 1.  “I’ve never been anywhere where there has been flooding before. It took a while to...

Why the Reformation is Important to Small Churches

by | Oct 23, 2013 | Opinion

If Reformation Sunday is about anything, it’s about big theology. Martin Luther, John Calvin, Ulrich Zwingli and John Knox loom large as veritable giants in the history of the church. These Reformers crafted big, new theologies to differentiate their beliefs...

Recovering a Moral Critique of Debt

by | Oct 23, 2013 | Opinion

Progressive Christians have a truncated moral agenda when it comes to economic debt. They prioritize immediate federal spending and gloss over the adverse, long-term consequences of the federal debt. They often disparage those concerned about debt as having selfish or...

Baptist Minister Learns Lesson on Greek Veranda

by | Oct 22, 2013 | Opinion

The soft rain slowly fell just beyond the edge of the balcony. Because of its larger size, this blessed appendage – which hangs out over the street, four stories below – is referred to by the Greeks as a veranda. How cool was my elevated seat at noon on this October...

Reformation Teaches Us the Power of Preaching

by | Oct 22, 2013 | Opinion

The last Sunday of October is Reformation Sunday – a time to look back on one of the “great reversals” in the history of the church, to use Phyllis Tickle’s term, the ripples of which we still minister out of today. But, at the same time, Reformation...