by Jennifer Lau | Mar 6, 2019 | Opinion
“I don’t know where I would be without the Casa.” These are the words Maria (not her real name) shared with her prison spousal support group, which meets regularly in a little room on the upper floor of the Casa de la Amistad (Friendship House) in Cochabamba, Bolivia....
by Larry Eubanks | Mar 6, 2019 | Opinion
Many people say they believe the Bible should be read “literally.” Whatever that means. Not everybody reads the Bible literally. What is significant is not whether you do or do not believe the Bible should be read literally. It’s whether you actually read it....
by Pam Durso | Mar 5, 2019 | Opinion
Back in the fall, Baptist Women in Ministry (BWIM) adopted a theme for 2019: “Find Your Voice and Use It.” The choice now seems both descriptive and prophetic. The year began with the swearing in of 127 women members of Congress; 102 in the House and 25 in the Senate,...
by David Balkum | Mar 5, 2019 | Opinion
My vision for my “Beyond the Bars” columns was to write about faithful responses to a very broken criminal justice system. Yet, a funny thing happened on the way to the forum last week, and this seems like a good venue to discuss it. A pastor called me; he was very...
by Meredith Stone | Mar 4, 2019 | Opinion
There was a time, not all that long ago, when I would not stand in front of a group of people and say the other F word. No, not the one you’re thinking of! I’m talking about the F word that has a tendency to raise so many eyebrows in evangelical churches and the...
by Roo Stewart | Mar 4, 2019 | Opinion
Popular comedian and musician Tim Minchin sings and raps his way through a plea against the use of plastic bags: “Just think about the world and how the world would be fantastic if we could get rid of all the plastic: we just need to get enthusiastic.” We are...
