By Amy Butler I’m fairly certain the most comforting words are not words at all. At least through all these years of trying to be an effective pastoral caregiver, I sure hope so. While I’d like to imagine I can…
Is the Emerging Church threat or ally for Baptists?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the last in a series of four essays by Baptist historians and thinkers all dealing with the theme, “History Speaks to Hard Questions Baptists Ask,” that have been published by Associated Baptist Press on four successive…
American sexual ethics today, Part 2
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of two columns contrasting prevailing cultural attitudes on sexuality with classic Christian ethics and calling for Christians to reclaim their own heritage in a countercultural practice of Christian community. The first was published Oct….
Opinion: American sexual ethics today, Part 2
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second of two columns contrasting prevailing cultural attitudes on sexuality with classic Christian ethics and calling for Christians to reclaim their own heritage in a countercultural practice of Christian community. The first was published Oct….
On becoming a father. Again.
By David Sanders The birth of child is always a perspective-shaping event. For me, who just became the father of five, the weight of the world is a load I’ve grown accustomed to carrying — but now, it feels like…
What are the consequences of resurgent Baptist Calvinism?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third of four essays by Baptist historians and thinkers all dealing with the theme, “History Speaks to Hard Questions Baptists Ask,” that are being published by Associated Baptist Press on four successive Wednesdays. The essays…
Respect the office of the president
By William Dwight McKissic Sr. While listening to talk radio on Sept. 28, I heard conservative commentator Laura Ingraham refer to President Barack Obama as, “You fool!” Shock, disbelief and utter amazement are the only words I know to describe…
American sexual ethics today, Part 1
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of two columns contrasting prevailing cultural attitudes on sexuality with classic Christian ethics and calling for Christians to reclaim their own heritage in a countercultural practice of Christian community. The second will be published…
The blind chaperone and the homeless woman
By Amy Butler Every once in a while, I’m shaken into the reality of my own inability to see clearly. Again. It happened a couple of years ago. In a moment of weakness, I had earlier promised offspring Sammy I’d…