by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 26, 2011 | Opinion
My colleague Barry Jones recently pointed me to an article by Mark Noll that reviews two recent books on Baptist history. In “So You’re a Baptist: What Might That Mean?” Noll reviews the wide variety of Baptist bodies worldwide, and wonders what, if...
by Mark Woods | Oct 26, 2011 | Opinion
The news that the Angus Library in Great Britain has secured funding to help make Baptist history more widely known is very welcome. As a nation, Britain seems to be obsessed by history – partly, perhaps, because we are taught it in such a disconnected fashion at...
by Chuck Warnock | Oct 26, 2011 | Opinion
In his new book, “American Religion: Contemporary Trends,” Professor Mark Chaves of Duke University identifies six new trends affecting U.S. congregations, including small churches. In the chapter titled simply “Congregations,” Chaves examines...
by Larry Greenfield | Oct 26, 2011 | Opinion
I received a communication by email declaring, authoritatively, that “Jesus is with the 99%.” How reassuring! But I have my doubts. And for all sorts of reasons. To be a theological stickler – and I’ll get that part off my chest first! – I take issue...
by Barrett Owen | Oct 25, 2011 | Opinion
I’ve been pastoring traditional, Baptist churches for four years. I’ve worked in them for six. In these years I’ve heard the cries of God’s people. I’ve listened to their stories, and a lot of these stories are similar – even though the...
by Gary Furr | Oct 25, 2011 | Opinion
In this time of so much turmoil and uncertainty, most people aren’t losing their minds, killing strangers or giving up. Instead, they are hunkered down, pulling together, depending on one another and finding their own solutions to the times. So I thought of a...
