by Paul Hobson | Oct 7, 2016 | News
Baptists in Europe and the Middle East who are involved in the response to the refugee crisis are seeing an “incredible spiritual harvest.” Yet, there is a sense of anger, of being overwhelmed at its scale, and warnings about the growing pressure in places...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Sep 1, 2016 | Opinion
Repeat something often enough and people will eventually believe it. Variations of this sentiment have been attributed to several well-known historical figures. William James is said to have asserted, “There’s nothing so absurd that if you repeat it often...
by Robert Parham | Jul 28, 2016 | Opinion
Syrian Mohed Altrad has a remarkable life narrative. He has an inspiring story that offers a constructive counter-narrative to the anti-immigration fever in the United States, the anti-refugee venom in Europe and the anti-foreign worker toxicity in South Africa. The...
by Clare McBeath | Jul 13, 2016 | Opinion
We all know the Exodus story. The story of the Israelites’ captivity as enslaved peoples in Egypt and their harsh treatment by the authorities at the time. We know of their miraculous escape led by Moses through the waters of the Red Sea and of their wanderings...
by Robert Parham | Jul 7, 2016 | Opinion
Are U.S. Baptists more receptive to refugees from other countries than the undocumented in their own country? The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) was meeting and the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) had met recently, when the Supreme Court failed to support...
