by Baptist Times Staff | Apr 24, 2013 | Opinion
Although the number of people donating organs after death has risen 50 percent since 2008, more donors are needed. Churches have been called on to help in a campaign backed by the Baptist Union of Great Britain. National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant...
by Malcolm Patten | Apr 23, 2013 | Opinion
In 2010, the United Nations estimated that, for the first time in the history of humanity, there were now more people living in cities than in towns or rural areas. It is estimated that this will rise to seven out of 10 people living in cities by 2050. Why is that...
by Griff Martin | Apr 23, 2013 | Opinion
A local hospital called me early on a Monday morning to visit one of their new patients. All I was told was that this gentleman had been homeless and had served in the current war. Upon arrival, I was told to go to the psych ward, enter an access code and see the...
by Ircel Harrison | Apr 23, 2013 | Opinion
Several years ago, while I was working for a state Baptist convention, I received a phone call from a woman who had recently accepted the call as pastor of a church that participated in the convention. She was about to attend her first annual meeting of the...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Apr 22, 2013 | Opinion
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Grace Ji-Sun Kim’s book “Colonialism, Han and the Transformative Spirit.” Another excerpt appeared previously. Contrary to our personal belief, it appears that money has little effect on...
by Jim Hill | Apr 22, 2013 | Opinion
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of co-authoring an op-ed with Missouri Governor Jay Nixon titled “Standing in the Gap for Working Missourians.” It was written in support of providing health coverage to 300,000 working Missourians through the expansion...
