By Alan Sherouse I come to the escalating debate over the Islamic center proposed near Ground Zero as a Baptist pastor in the heart of Manhattan. A New Yorker. A Baptist. A pastor. Each of these parts of my identity…
‘My Jesus can beat up your Jesus!’
By Derik Hamby Popular Calvinist preacher Mark Driscoll loves to talk about his image of Jesus being a “prize-fighter with a tattoo down his leg, a sword in his hand and the commitment to make someone bleed.” He has said,…
Day 4 in Haiti: Remember the starfish
(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 fourth of several daily impressions from his…
Welcoming Mohamed to Calvary
By Amy Butler While I’d bet this problem spans professional worlds, I know for sure that anybody who is responsible for a church staff will agree that good help is hard to find. Even the ridiculously high pay and indisputable…
Day 3 in Haiti: Shelters
(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…
What you need to know about Ramadan
By Jim Denison I lived in Malaysia during the summer of 1979. When Ramadan began that year, everything changed. Muslims ate nothing from sunrise to sundown; most would not even swallow the moisture in their mouths (public places posted signs…
The legacy of Elijah Lovejoy
By David Wilkinson A few days ago I stood at the grave of Elijah Lovejoy, a journalist, newspaper editor and Presbyterian minister, who was murdered on Nov. 7, 1837, by a mob in Alton, Ill., for his courageous and uncompromising…
Getting your life in gear
By Barry Howard I learned how to drive in my grandfather’s 1966 Volkswagen Fastback — a straight shift. Learning to change gears while simultaneously pressing the clutch proved to be quite a challenge. However, once I mastered the art of…
The climate changes and we do nothing
By David Gushee The New York Times ran a front-page article by Justin Gillis this past Sunday called “In Weather Chaos, a Case for Global Warming.” It makes for an interesting study, both because the Times finally ran an article…
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…