By Marv Knox Like so much about Baylor University, Kenneth Starr’s election as president has been fraught with discord. What is the way forward for Starr and for Baylor? On one hand, many members of the “Baylor family” and others…

By Marv Knox OK, let’s play 20 Questions. And since we don’t have space here for the first 18 questions, we’ll move to the end of the game. The topic is “Spiritual Practices,” and I’ve been thinking of one particular…

By Marv Knox Claims of persecution always deliver a jolt. That’s especially true when a Christian in the United States aspires to be the persecutee. In this context, “persecution” typically means one of three things: Either somebody disagreed with this…

By Marv Knox The tension between Christian compassion and the duties of citizenship — particularly the responsibilities of public officials — has been in the news lately. Maurice Clemmons was free to walk into a Lakewood, Wash., coffee shop and…

By Marv Knox If — as some observers claim — flames of spiritual awakening are fanning across the globe, then why have they seemingly lept over the United States? Titles of two great books provide a clue: At Ease in…

By Marv Knox Once upon a time, I attended a church where longtime-and-savvy members intentionally planned weekend trips about this time of year. They knew October was “stewardship month. “ That, of course, meant four Sundays in a row when…

By Marv Knox What will our nation do about health care? That question dominates the American social and political landscape this autumn. But another question hovers in the mists of that landscape. It’s almost as important and perhaps even more…

By Marv Knox Talk about a pointless war. The battle between faith and science just doesn’t make sense. The whole world seems to be thinking about the relationship of science and religious faith this week, as we mark the 200th…