(Editor’s note: Norman Jameson is visiting Haiti Aug. 22-29 to report on the work of North Carolina Baptist groups working in the aftermath of that nation’s devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. This is the third of several daily impressions from his…
Day 2 in Haiti: Gimme, go
(Editor’s note: Norman Jameson is visiting Haiti Aug. 22-29 to report on the work of North Carolina Baptist groups working in the aftermath of that nation’s devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. This is the second of several daily impressions from his…
Day 1 in Haiti
(Editor’s note: Norman Jameson is visiting Haiti Aug. 22-29 to report on the work of North Carolina Baptist groups working in the aftermath of that nation’s devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. This is the first of several of his daily impressions…
Mosque in Manhattan
By Norman Jameson What is the issue for Christians in the American debate about whether or not Muslims should be “allowed” to build a mosque in Manhattan? Such a mosque would not be the first in Manhattan. In 1991 a…
Executive Committee treats new boss shoddily
By Norman Jameson Frank Page was elected president-elect of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee during a bizarre and shoddy exercise June 14 in Orlando. Page is currently vice president for evangelism of the North American Mission Board and is…
1st reaction to Great Commission Resurgence, 2nd verse
By Norman Jameson The long-awaited second edition of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force was released May 3, and interest is high. Revisions indicate task force members heard the reactions of Baptists to their initial progress report which came out…
Catholic sex-abuse cases share window in Baptist house
By Norman Jameson It’s easy for non-Catholic Christians to observe from a distance the clergy sex-abuse controversies that torment the Catholic Church. We take comfort that the deviant behavior of sick “celibate” priests did not occur within the confines of…
Passion for Great Commission great — when amiable
By Norman Jameson I’m a passionate guy. Not only do I understand when a person’s commitment to his or her ministry prompts a passion that excludes consideration that another ministry might be just as valid, I often applaud it. Every…
How do we best help Haiti recover?
By Norman Jameson Now that Haiti is completely wrecked, how does anyone fix it? With tremors still shaking the island nation that has never recovered from its own birth pains, the world’s nations are sending tons of food and barrels…