By Bob Allen Baptist leaders from around the world meeting July 2-7 in Santiago, Chile, endorsed a historic joint agreement drafted by Catholics, mainline Protestants and evangelicals outlining ethical guidelines for Christian witness amid religious diversity. A 2012 Baptist World…
Real American exceptionalism
By Henry Green Baltimore recently completed a weeklong Sailabration commemorating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. Events involved tall ships, fireworks and great pride for the host city. In Baltimore, events of this nature cannot help but also…
Be true to religious liberty, Baptists urged
By Bob Allen As early defenders of religious liberty for all, Baptists today should celebrate religious pluralism even as Protestant privilege wanes in American culture, Baptist historian Bill Leonard said June 22 at a luncheon in Fort Worth, Texas, during…
Spirituality on the margins
Spirituality on the margins
By Bill Leonard Around 2 p.m. on May 26, West Virginia serpent handler/preacher Mark Randall “Mack” Wolford was bitten by a rattler at a service in the Panther State Forest. Resisting medical treatment, he returned home, surrounded with prayer. As…
Pentecostal power
By Curtis Freeman In the church where I grew up, we used to sing with great fervor: “Lord send the old-time power, the Pentecostal power!” I never was quite sure what that song was about. I suspected it had more…
Pentecostal power
Pentecostal power
For cause of conscience
By Bill Leonard In 1611, as they prepared to leave Amsterdam and return to England, members of the earliest Baptist congregation wrote a confession of faith, asserting that when members of the Body of Christ “come together” they “may and…