by Terry Ellis | Jul 9, 2013 | Opinion
“So, I have to” seems always to kill grace. After all, if “I have to,” then it must not be grace. Clever teenagers have been going down this route for centuries – or at least since I was a teenager. We try to work guilt into the equation....
by Robert Parham | Jul 9, 2013 | Opinion
The annual gathering of goodwill, global Baptists ended last week in Ocho Rios, Jamaica with a number of high points – and one major blooper. Founded in 1905, the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is the largest network of worldwide Baptists with 228 member conventions and...
by Reggie Warren | Jul 7, 2013 | Opinion
Although I grew up in the rural South and cut my spiritual teeth in a small, rural church, I never really fancied myself remaining there voluntarily in adulthood. As a ministerial student, I followed a common track through a Baptist college and seminary. Although I...
by Greg Mobley | Jul 7, 2013 | Opinion
The most common popular image of the prophet is that of the lone voice crying in the wilderness, speaking to the community on behalf of God: “Thus says the LORD.” We often miss the other side of the coin, the image of the prophet speaking to God on behalf...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 5, 2013 | Opinion
Spending July 4 in another country has its ups and its downs. The annual gathering of the Baptist World Alliance is commonly held the first week of July, meaning that I’m usually in another country when July 4 rolls around. Last year I ate lunch in a swirling...
by Lucas Land | Jul 5, 2013 | Opinion
I recently ran across this disturbing story by Claire Thompson on Grist.org about how fracking companies exploit a theological loophole in the religious tradition of the Amish. “Energy companies in eastern Ohio – home to the world’s largest Amish...
