by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 14, 2012 | Opinion
Do taxes qualify as stealing? That’s the impression one gets from a Baptist Press report on the Nov. 14-16 meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in Milwaukee. During a session on “wealth redistribution,” Southwestern Baptist Theological...
by Drew Smith | Dec 14, 2012 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This column is the second part of a four-part Advent series from the Gospel of Mark on waiting, hearing, repenting and believing. Read part one here. The fundamental statement of belief from ancient Israel’s history is found in Deuteronomy...
by Tony Peck | Dec 14, 2012 | Opinion
It was a very long table. And round it we were crammed together, ambassadors, representatives of various foreign ministries, nongovernmental organizations and a few assorted religious leaders like me. This was my first “Wilton Park” Conference. I learned...
by Larry Greenfield | Dec 14, 2012 | Opinion
Here’s the question that must be asked during Advent: Do the Rules of Advent apply only in Advent? Or to put the question another way: Do the Advent Rules apply beyond the special period (in the Western church) inclusive of the four Sundays prior to Christmas?...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 13, 2012 | Opinion
By John Pierce Thanks to satellite radio Morning Joe travels with me. Recently, the Baptist-raised, Catholic-educated and often irreverent Joe Scarborough was gushing over the Rev. Tim Keller and his new book, Every Good Endeavor. Usually it’s unwise to...
by Bill Wilson | Dec 13, 2012 | Opinion
Our current Christmas celebration habits are a uniquely post-World War II phenomena. Much of the excess we experience stands at odds with the way Western society approached the holiday only a few years ago. This shift has lessons for any congregation attempting to...
