Unity, truth and love
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--For the past few years I have been encouraging many friends to join me in a new consensus-building project in Southern Baptist life.
FIRST-PERSON: Christian commitment & intellectual inquiry
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--“It’s good to go to a college that is religious, but it doesn’t matter to me. What matters to me is getting my education.” So claimed a Georgetown College sophomore in a July 22 New York Times article titled, “Feeling Strains, Baptist Colleges Cut Church Ties.”
FIRST-PERSON: A leader among leaders
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--While speaking at a church from a text in 1 Thessalonians 5 on July 9, I illustrated a point from verse 23 where the Apostle Paul prays for his readers to be “sanctified completely … spirit, soul and body,” by telling the story of Ted Engstrom, one of the most influential leaders in American Christianity over the past 60 years.
FIRST-PERSON: Pope John Paul II’s legacy
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--No pope in recent memory has had the impact of John Paul II, whose death was mourned this week by many around the world.
FIRST-PERSON: When piety is not enough
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--On Saturday, March 12, many of us received the unbelievable and sad news that Stanley Grenz had died suddenly as a result of a massive aneurism. To say that we were shocked would be a great understatement.
FIRST-PERSON: John 17: A prayer for Christ-followers
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Graduation ceremonies are beginning to take place across the country. At this time last year you may have heard about the commencement services at Georgetown University, that prestigious Catholic University in the heart of Washington, D.C. The speaker was the cardinal from Nigeria, Francis Arinze, who also serves as the head of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.
Marriage: What’s at Stake
The decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court regarding same-sex "marriage" is likely to have far-reaching implications to redefine marriage across this country. Following the Lawrence decision on sodomy by the U.S. Supreme Court this past summer, the 4-3 decision by the Massachusetts court almost guarantees that this issue will land on the high court's […]
FIRST-PERSON: Carl Henry & ‘the evangelical mind’
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Beginning with his first publication in 1947, "The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism," the 50 books authored or edited by Carl F.H. Henry, who died Dec. 7, have called for serious engagement with our culture and the issues of our day.
FIRST-PERSON: Marriage: What’s at stake
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--The decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Nov. 18 regarding same-sex "marriage" is likely to have far-reaching implications to redefine marriage across this country. Following the Lawrence decision on sodomy by the U.S. Supreme Court this past summer, the 4-3 decision by the Massachusetts court almost guarantees that this issue will land on the high court's docket sooner than anyone could have imagined.
FIRST PERSON: Christian higher education
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--As we enter this new century there are inescapable choices to be made and these choices have great implication for all aspects of life, particularly for higher education. Those who teach and study in Christ-centered institutions should take to heart the words of the Apostle Paul: "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds" (Romans 12:2).
