By Fritz Gutwein The arrest and jailing in Haiti of 10 Southern Baptists on charges of kidnapping and criminal association is appropriate and consistent with gospel values. While I do not like to see anyone suffer, I fully support the…
Giving a reason for the hope
By Marty Duren Storied NFL quarterback Kurt Warner announced his retirement at a press conference Friday, January 29. With Bible in hand, Warner calmly and straightforwardly gave thanks to God, his family, his coaches and team owners before taking a…
Politics and the Christian practice of dialogue
By Bob Setzer Every pastor or counselor soon learns: Hearing from only one partner in a troubled marriage gives the listener a very distorted picture of what is going on. It’s not that the spouse unburdening his or her heart…
Forgiveness is an unmistakable mark of character
By Marv Knox OK, let’s play 20 Questions. And since we don’t have space here for the first 18 questions, we’ll move to the end of the game. The topic is “Spiritual Practices,” and I’ve been thinking of one particular…
Christian witness in a paralyzed democracy
By David Gushee For those who care about the current state of American democracy, last week was both fascinating and deeply troubling. For Christians who seek to contribute to “the peace of the city” in which God has placed us,…
The decade in religious liberty
By Brent Walker Dubbed by Time magazine the “decade from hell,” the past 10 years have been ones for which we can say good riddance: September 11, two costly and deadly wars, the economic meltdown. In terms of church-state relations,…
Haiti has long been a disaster
(Editor’s note: This is an account from British Baptist aid worker Carwyn Hill on his trip from northern Haiti to help earthquake victims in Port-au-Prince in the immediate aftermath of the Jan. 12 quake that devastated the Haitian capital. A…
A lesson in giving from Liberia
By Colleen Walker Burroughs My fifth-grade daughter’s face was wide-eyed with wonder as our carpool drove to school. National Public Radio was reporting on Liberia’s commitment to send $50,000 in aid to Haiti. “Liberia is sending money to Haiti?” she…
How do we best help Haiti recover?
By Norman Jameson Now that Haiti is completely wrecked, how does anyone fix it? With tremors still shaking the island nation that has never recovered from its own birth pains, the world’s nations are sending tons of food and barrels…