Recently, I had one of those perfectly-timed experiences where the radio just happened to play what I needed to hear when I needed to hear it. It was a segment called “Aha Moments” on the show Studio 360. I felt…
TRENDING: The future of creativity, part 1: Q
My friend Jim Baucom gave me a copy of best-selling author Jonah Lehrer’s Imagine: How Creativity Works. The sleeve of the book promises “a sparkling and revelatory look at the new science of creativity.” Shattering the myth of muses, higher…
Religion at the Olympics, from ancient Greece to London
NEW YORK (RNS)—A 600-foot footrace was the only athletic event at the first Olympics, a festival held in 776 B.C. and dedicated to Zeus, the chief Greek god. For the next millennium, Greeks gathered every four years in Olympia to…
Chick-fil-A to draw crowds—and not for its food
(RNS)—It could get pretty crowded at Chick-fil-A’s across the Mid-Atlantic and the nation this week—and not because of the fast-food restaurant’s famous waffle fries. Supporters and opponents of gay marriage plan to appear at Chick-fil-A locations nationwide after the company’s…
OPINION: A defense of the ‘Christian chicken’
Recently, only uttering the name of the restaurant chain Chick-fil-A has brought about significant controversy in the areas of theology, politics and commerce. Before sharing my own commentary, I must first communicate the lose-lose nature of this article. Alex Gallimore…
Bible museum closes $50 million deal for D.C. spot
WASHINGTON (RNS)—Planners of a Bible museum in Washington closed a $50 million deal July 26 on a building two blocks from the National Mall. The new Bible museum in Washington will be in a building two blocks from the National…
VITAL SIGNS: Search committee ethics
A recent column about some of the positive experiences of clergy who have recently moved motivated some responses around the theme of “things that have not gone well.” Here are some common ethical issues search committees must deal with. Bill…
Duke Chapel’s first African-American dean is ‘gifted preacher,’ says Baptist House director
DURHAM, N.C.—The selection of Baptist-ordained minister Luke Powery as the first African-American dean of the chapel at Duke University was strongly endorsed July 26 by the director of the Baptist House of Studies at the university’s divinity school. Luke Powery…
Baptist pastor returns to site of Olympic glory
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Jack Robinson is in England at the moment because of the dual callings he sensed as a child and because of the Olympic gold medal he won in London in 1948. And for all of that, the retired Baptist…