By John Chandler Matthew Sleeth is a medical doctor, later-in-life convert to Christianity, activist for creation care, and author of “24/6 — a prescription for a healthier, happier life.” His book about Sabbath is intelligent, intelligible and winsome. His practical…
Watershed moments
By Bill Leonard On June 15, 1215, eight hundred years ago, on Runnymede field between Windsor and the River Thames, King John of England placed his seal on a parchment document soon known as Magna Carta, the Great Charter. In…
Inappropriate disclosure or healthy vulnerability?
By Amy Butler I recall once, in college, sitting in the congregation during a Sunday morning worship service and listening intently to the pastor’s sermon. About halfway through he began to talk about a session he’d recently had with his…
Learning to let grow
By Scott Dickison Last spring, my wife and I decided that tending to an infant was not enough responsibility for us, so we tried our hand at some backyard gardening. I built a raised bed plot in the backyard, trimmed…
Confessions of a seminary professor
By Brett Younger A seminary faculty posted a photo on Facebook with the caption, “Our faculty and all of the books they have written.” The faculty is made up of superb scholars who have authored a huge stack of books,…
Where is the fire?
By Molly T. Marshall Great movements arise out of passion. Whether it be concern for educating girls (Malala), eradicating the guinea worm (Carter Center), enhancing the lives of at-risk children (Edelman), empowering employees (Google) or energizing a moribund baseball team…
A summer of Baptist fiestas
By Nora O. Lozano I have been a Baptist since I was born, and due to location changes I have had the privilege of relating to different Baptist groups: the Mexican National Baptist Convention during my early years; the American…
The role of a ‘declining’ church
By Corey Fields It has been interesting to watch the buzz over the recent Pew study looking at religious affiliation between 2007 and 2014. Although I’m very thankful to Pew for their incredible work in pulling together the hard data,…
Betty’s Place
By Jason Coker Being the good little Baptist that I am, I was going to the annual meeting of the Baptist Fellowship of the Northeast a couple of weeks ago in Ballston Spa, N.Y., when I had a revelation —…