By Jeff Brumley Teaching in Liberia for three-plus weeks convinced Catrina Stewart she can succeed in any American classroom, under any conditions. The Atlanta native and resident was one of a dozen Mercer University education students who participated in the…
U.S. Baptists support Zimbabwe seminary
By Bob Allen Two U.S. Baptist groups that formerly sponsored a Baptist seminary in Zimbabwe have switched loyalty to a new school started since the 2011 firing of a principal who opposed changes in governing documents that included required adherence…
Too much stuff
By Amy Butler I have too many things. I realized this just the other day. Standing in front of an empty closet I thought off-hand, “I could never fit all my stuff in here!” Just one day back from a…
The face of hope
By Melody Maxwell What does the face of a child rescued from trafficking look like? The question raced through my mind as our plane taxied down the runway in Kathmandu. I was one of five women on a mission trip…
The war on terror just got worse
By Jim Denison On Sept. 23, Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas submitted a formal application for the United Nations to grant Palestinians status as an observer state. The United States has promised to veto Abbas’ resolution if it comes to…
Israel policy debate not just secular vs. religious
By David Gushee Last week Glen Stassen and I released an “Open Letter to America’s Christian Zionists.” We claimed that out of a well-intentioned love of Israel, Christian Zionists are misreading Scripture and actually endangering Israel. Christian Zionists yearn for…