by Mitch Randall | Mar 14, 2019 | Opinion
United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki-moon said, “The world is overarmed, and peace is under-funded.” At the 2019 Advocacy in Action meeting in New York City, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship invited participants to tour the headquarters of the United Nations....
by Brent Hamoud | Mar 14, 2019 | Opinion
The global elevation of human rights and individual liberties may be a historical trend, but religious persecution remains an immense challenge in our times. Millions are suffering threats to their lives and well-being simply because they desire to embrace a...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 13, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce It’s a big “What if?” for sure. Huge, in fact. But just imagine the mouth-gaping, head-spinning, outrageous response if the president actually had an honest-to-God spiritual conversion. What if he humbly conveyed to the nation and world one day that...
by Mark Johnson | Mar 13, 2019 | Opinion
A naming controversy over an infamous bridge in Alabama is an appropriate location to reflect upon the polarities that divide us. America is stretched and pulled by the unavoidable differences arising from our cultural, racial, historical and personal experiences. We...
by Jacob Brenton | Mar 13, 2019 | Opinion
What is salvation and how is it received? Scripture continually holds two images of salvation in tension with one another, with neither image neglecting the other. First, our tradition is correct in portraying Jesus as the spiritual savior. Especially in the Gospel of...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 12, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Productivity often defines my day as being “good.” There is a sense of satisfaction that comes from work well done. And the more that gets checked off the to-do list, the better. There are also those “good” days that begin with abandoning the laptop...
