by Martin Marty | Jul 12, 2012 | Opinion
Picture an archaeologist or anthropologist centuries from now coming across a Sunday New York Times from our times. He or she might wonder what light the relic would throw on tribal customs like marrying in 2012. (We are assuming that marriage will survive long after...
by Ircel Harrison | Jul 12, 2012 | Opinion
Since I was raised in a tradition that not only valued but almost idolized congregational autonomy, I hesitate to suggest that a church might need help from outside in dealing with any concern. I concur with Alan Roxburgh’s idea that the Spirit of God is at work...
by Vinoth Ramachandra | Jul 11, 2012 | Opinion
I mentioned in my lastpost Aung San Suu Kyi’s warnings against “compassion fatigue” in the case of rich nations’ support for her country, Burma. In my experience, most of those working in government aid agencies, non-governmental relief and...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 10, 2012 | Opinion
You know it’s hot outside when a “cold front” drops temperatures into the 90s. After a week at the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Chile, where it’s winter and I needed a coat to venture outside the hotel, I returned Sunday to Raleigh’s...
by Glen Stassen | Jul 10, 2012 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part excerpt of a presentation made at the annual gathering of the Baptist World Alliance in Santiago, Chile. Read the first part here. We need to know that Germans were not aware that human rights were the product of...
by Robert Parham | Jul 10, 2012 | Opinion
Global Baptists are acutely aware of the reality of global warming and are determined to act. At the annual gathering of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) in Santiago, Chile, the largest network of worldwide Baptist leaders adopted a resolution that reaffirmed earlier...
