Why More Congregations Need to Choose Humility

Among the critical questions every minister and staff needs to ask as we begin a new year is this one: Which parking spot will you choose? Clearly, this question needs to be put in its proper context. My father was the finest and healthiest minister I have ever known....

In Troubling Times, We Can Learn from Gandalf

At a critical point in “The Lord of the Rings,” Frodo, the Hobbit whose burden it was to carry the Ring toward its destruction – the destruction that would save Middle Earth – has grown weary and disheartened. He’s afraid and uncertain. He says to...

Will British Baptists Continue to Embrace Change?

Editor’s note: This column is another of several EthicsDaily.com will carry from an initiative from Great Britain called “Beyond400.net – Baptists Imagining Life After 400 Years.” The first Baptist church in Britain met in Spitalfields, London, still...

Missouri Faith Leaders Take On Predatory Lenders

Usury is defined as the practice of charging excessive, unreasonably high and often illegal interest rates on loans. Originally, when charging interest was still banned by Christian churches, usury simply meant charging interest at any rate. The book of Exodus says,...

Eight Ways for British Baptists to Face the Future

Editor’s note: This column is the first of several EthicsDaily.com will carry from an initiative from Great Britain called “Beyond400.net – Baptists Imagining Life After 400 Years.” A nearly $1.6 million black hole is projected for the Baptist Union...