Sam Baker did not start writing music until after he nearly died. In 1986, he was on a train in Peru headed to Machu Picchu. He was 31. A bomb planted by the Peruvian terrorist group the Shining Path exploded…
Finding charity amidst the chaos one year into the coronavirus pandemic
One year ago in The Christian Citizen, we published the first in a series of articles on ministry responses to the coronavirus pandemic. “Charity amidst the chaos—When coronavirus comes to your neighborhood,” is Bryan Jackson’s firsthand account of the arrival…
What we’re learning about ministry in times of crisis
The first week of March 2020, I was making final edits and scheduling articles to be published in The Christian Citizen the following week. Several stories focused on Lenten practices, while others recognized the observance of Women’s History Month. I…
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Lord of the flies
If we take seriously that Jesus is Lord of all creation, then Jesus is as much the Lord of the flies as Lord of you and me.
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Does Christianity have a future in the land of its birth?
In October, I participated in a religious press tour of Jordan. Our group of writers, bloggers and editors visited ancient and biblical sites throughout the country and met with Jordanian officials and religious leaders, including leaders of the Jordan Baptist Convention.
Inside these lines: The NFL and the Apostle Paul
If your household is like mine, the commercials during the Super Bowl garner as much attention as the game itself, and this year one in particular caught my eye. In the break between the third and fourth quarters, the NFL…
What would it take to improve police interactions with people with disabilities?
We must stop using our law enforcement system as a substitute for a failing disability service system. The rates of justice involvement among people with disabilities reflect in large part the failure to offer people services such as supportive housing, employment services and mobile crisis services.
Responding with love to mental illness
One in four Americans annually experience mental health issues ranging in severity from temporary psychological distress to serious depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, yet less than one-third of these Americans receives appropriate care, often because of the stigma associated with…
Standing up for religious liberty in Burma
In December of 2013, something remarkable happened. More than 30,000 people — including many Baptist leaders from around the world — gathered in Burma to celebrate the life and legacy of a man and woman they’d never met.