By Jim Denison If you’re like me, you grew up in a Baptist church where Lent was a foreign word. Like all things Catholic, it was ignored if not rejected. In recent years, I have come to see the error…
Looking for Christian themes in movies? Here are critics’ choices
By Robert Dilday Hollywood’s century-old repertoire of films offers a rich lode of Christian themes, say some observers who see value in mining for them. While the Oscar-nominated Tree of Life may be opaque, it’s “one of the most powerful…
BTSR near $1 million campaign goal
By Robert Dilday Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond is only $100,000 shy of reaching its $1 million matching gifts goal, seminary administrators announced Feb. 14, adding they expected the campaign to be successfully concluded. BTSR president Ron Crawford (left) and…
British Christians say no to nukes
By Bob Allen Baptists and other Christian leaders in the United Kingdom are urging the government to scrap plans to replace its fleet of nuclear-armed submarines. The Baptist Union of Great Britain joined the Methodist Church and the United Reformed…
White to black — or black to white
By Bob Burroughs It is rare to go from white to black or black to white without passing through some shades of gray. Experience and common sense should teach us that sudden and drastic changes in everyday living, daily schedules…
Funeral procession rules of the road
By Amy Butler A long-time member of our church went on to her heavenly reward a few weeks ago. Flora was the soul of kindness and grace, serving as an usher every single Sunday, welcoming people to worship from the…
Online ministry offers diverse prayer resources
By Alice Horner John Roland was studying for the ministry at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Texas in 1999 when Hurricane Floyd hit his home state of Florida. He got so busy calling to check on his parents, grandmother and…
Dear Social Media Consultant
By Natalie Aho I am very aware of the switch to social media and the need to use the tools available to connect with people. Yet I am old-school and don’t like computer-mediated relationships. I feel like I should know…
The apocalypse is coming
By Jim Denison Some warn that Planet X, or Nibiru, will collide with us or otherwise wreak havoc. Astronomers disagree: such a close object, if it existed, would already be visible in the night sky. Others predict that a geomagnetic…