by Leroy Seat | Jan 2, 2012 | Opinion
Forty years ago, in his World Day for Peace message on Jan. 1, 1972, Pope Paul VI declared, “If you want peace, work for justice.” Those were very significant words that, for good reason, have often been quoted throughout the last four decades. Pope...
by Chuck Warnock | Jan 2, 2012 | Opinion
The flood of articles predicting what’s going to happen in 2012 has begun, so I thought I would throw in a small-church perspective. Interestingly, I think 2012 will bring us to a unique intersection of faith and politics. Here are the top five issues your...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 30, 2011 | Opinion
Bible readers remember Mount Ararat, in northern Turkey (though also claimed by Armenia), as the final port for Noah’s ark, according to Genesis 8:4, which says it came to rest “on the mountains of Ararat” (though the word could also be translated as...
by Guy Sayles | Dec 30, 2011 | Opinion
Love is in the details. The God made known to us in Jesus takes delight in our individuality, is lavishly attentive to our hurts and hopes, and is involved in the everyday, mundane details of our lives. God embraces all time and space, but God also holds each of us in...
by James L. Evans | Dec 30, 2011 | Opinion
The average tenure of a Baptist pastor serving in the United States is about 18 months. That number has remained fairly constant for many years now. When we factor in those ministers who stay at churches 10, 15 or 20 years, it becomes fairly obvious that there are...
by Robert Parham | Dec 30, 2011 | Opinion
Wayne Flynt is EthicsDaily.com’s pick as Baptist of the Year for 2011. When most Alabama Baptists applauded the state’s adoption of the nation’s meanest anti-immigration law and many goodwill Baptists were publicly mute or morally muddled, Flynt...
