By Ken Camp Social media may link people across the globe, while at the same time segmenting them generationally, one of American’s foremost scholars on technology and the church told an April 29 gathering at Baylor University’s George W. Truett…
Don’t blame immigrants for Boston
By Alan Bean When I recovered from the initial shock and horror of the Boston Marathon bombing, I automatically switched into advocacy mode. “Please, God,” I thought, “don’t let the perpetrators turn out to be foreigners or immigrants.” I am…
Satan and Jesus in black and white
By Miguel De La Torre Much was made over the character of Satan as portrayed in the History Channel’s recent miniseries The Bible. Many viewers complained that the actor found to play Satan, Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni, resembles President Barack Obama….
Jesus faces mock trial in Texas
By Jeff Brumley Mark Osler will leave First Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, Thursday evening spiritually drained. Seeking the death penalty for Jesus Christ, he said, always does that to him. “It is very dark,” said Osler, a former federal…
Baptists hopeful about new pope
By Jeff Brumley Baptists reacting to this week’s installation of Pope Francis voiced hope about his record for improving relations between Catholics and Protestants, his concern for the poor and the face he puts on the broader Christian community for non-believers. Alan Rudnick, pastor…
Former QB/preacher dies in plane crash
By Bob Allen A former star college football quarterback who talked about his Christian faith in large venues long before Tim Tebow was born died March 17 in a plane crash in Indiana. Former Oklahoma quarterback Steve Davis, 60, and…
Tebowing, faith and culture wars
By Marv Knox How should Christians express their faith in a pluralistic world? This is the vital question implicit in – but overshadowed by – professional athlete Tim Tebow’s decision to speak, and then not to speak, at First Baptist…
‘Leveling up’ religion
By Susan Sparks Many probably think I’m on a slippery slope to hell. I drink beer, I dance, and God help me, I’m a Baptist minister. However, it’s not the Stella Artois or tango lessons that are greasing my downward…
Land says anti-gay views treated like KKK
Bob Allen The Southern Baptist Convention’s top expert on moral concerns said in a recent radio interview that LGBT activists are attempting to discredit opponents in the same way that society has come to ostracize the Ku Klux Klan. Discussing…