Center Works to Counter Abuses Caused by Bad Theology
In a blog post I published just over a year ago, I wrote these words: ‘Bad theology can make people kill each other’. Nothing I have seen or read since then has made me change my mind.
Shutting Down Others
As of press time, the U.S. government was reopening after the longest shutdown ever. Although I don’t work for the government, I was surprised how many times the shutdown impacted me.
What a 16th-Century Mystic Can Teach Us About Making Good Decisions
(The Conversation) Among the many decision-making methods for life’s big decisions, one that stands out is from an early 16th-century soldier-turned-mystic, St. Ignatius of Loyola, who uses the language of faith.
New York’s Late-Term Abortion Law Cries Out for Churches to Engage
New York’s Reproductive Health Act permits abortion on demand up until the moment of birth.
We Need More Biblical Literacy in America
President Trump has embraced proposals in six states to offer classes in biblical literacy. Let me state, at the outset, that this is a bad idea -- in practical terms, and for political reasons.
Are Churches Willing to Love Their Young People More Than Their Politics?
Telling teenagers that faith is irrelevant to real life will not keep them from leaving the church. It may hasten their exits.
God in the Future
No doubt, you have noticed we humans are not designed like Janus, the Roman mythological god. Perhaps there is a lesson in that bit of anatomy.
The Blessing
We all have that person in our lives; the one we can never please or do enough for, the one who always finds fault and invariably withholds a word of blessing.
Clearing Our Landmines
As we ponder the story of Jesus' baptism, experts in Israel work to remove thousands of landmines from the area near the River Jordan and the traditional baptism site of Jesus. That’s right: One of the holiest sites remains surrounded by deadly landmines designed to
The Hope of ‘Moderate’ Baptists
Baptists have used the past century to divide ourselves. Had we done this with grace and love and the intentional purpose of expanding the kingdom, we might not be experiencing the pain we have today.