By Ken Camp Contrary to popular opinion, women not only have a friend in Jesus, but also in the Apostle Paul, seminary professor Todd Still told a recent conference sponsored by Christians for Biblical Equality. The William H. Hinson Professor…
Scholar: Christians, Muslims believe in — but don’t worship — same God
Race & Faith
By Ken Camp A neighborhood watchman in Florida shoots and kills a hoodie-wearing African-American teenager. Two white suspects in Tulsa, Okla., confess to the Easter weekend shooting of five people in a predominantly black neighborhood. Elizabeth Eckford, one of the…
Veteran minister reflects on losses in African-American church life
Look beyond denominational subculture, Baylor prof urges
By Ken Camp Contemporary ethical debates about sexuality cannot be separated from questions about the nature of the church and whether Christians will be shaped more by covenant community or by culture, a lecturer in Baylor University’s Great Texts program…
Christians need to formulate embodied theology, speaker asserts
By Ken Camp Varied views on the human body in the Bible and church tradition shape modern Christians’ attitudes about sexuality, ethicist Melissa Browning told a [Baptist] Conference on Sexuality and Covenant. Christians need to formulate “an embodied theology ……
The poor among you
By Ken Camp They gather at dawn at day-labor centers or designated parking lots where contractors hire workers. Some stop on their way to pick up a cheap breakfast taco at a convenience store, buying their meal from an employee…
Long days, short pay for the working poor
By Ken Camp Josie rises early to catch a 5:30 a.m. bus to the San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind, where she has worked five days a week ever since she became visually impaired several years ago. She returns home…
Bearing false witness still a sin, even in campaign season
By Ken Camp When a politically volatile email arrives warning Christians about some elected official’s action or some candidate’s position that sounds so horrible it’s hard to believe—don’t believe it, some pastors suggest. And for heaven’s sake, don’t forward it….