Faith - articles
Land, McLaren ‘diavlog’ on religion, politics
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—An innovative Internet video technology provided a venue Aug. 20 for a real-time “diavlog” between Brian McLaren, an author and leader in the Emerging Church movement, and Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. more »
By Andrea Frankenfeld - Aug 21, 2008 - (2)
Topic: Faith, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship
Caution: Robert McElvaine’s “Grand Theft Jesus” has a problem with facts
I am a hopeless bibliophile. I love reading books, fondling books, being surrounded by books, looking forward to reading books, and remembering fondly books I have read and reread. more »
By Richard Land - Aug 8, 2008 - (8)
Topic: , Faith, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship
Randy Pausch: a life well lived
Over the last few months Randy Pausch captured the attention of much of the world as he had captivated his students for years. Pausch, an extremely popular Carnegie Mellon University professor of computer science, was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. more »
By Richard Land - Jul 25, 2008 - (2)
Hope after prostitution, addiction
No one knows what darkness feels like quite like Janet Gillispie does.
Sometimes it’s the recklessness of selling yourself to a stranger for $5, shame of being raped or fear of having a gun pressed to your head. more »
By Grace Thornton - Jun 17, 2008 - (2)
Topic: Faith, Family, Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Sexual Purity, Citizenship, Human Rights
Colorblind children
by Walker Moore
As we move further into the political season, I keep hearing people saying that certain politicians are playing “the race card.” If there is anything I hate, it is the evaluation of an individual based upon his pigmentation. more »
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Racial Reconciliation
Why I am not signing ‘An Evangelical Manifesto’
On May 7, a much-anticipated document, An Evangelical Manifesto, was officially revealed to the public. The organizers’ press release declared the Manifesto to be a “three-year effort … to reclaim the definition of what it means to be an Evangelical — a term that, in recent years, has often been used politically, culturally, socially — and even as a marketing demographic.” more »
By Richard Land - May 13, 2008
Topic: Faith, Apologetics, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Social Issues
Viewpoint: Be the Church
I was sharing with the elder body of a large, progressive, growing church about my vision for the church to become the place of healing and restoration for those struggling with unwanted same-sex attractions when one of the elders expressed a sentiment I have since heard many times. more »
By Mike Goeke - Mar 4, 2008 - (5)
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
Living your values out loud
I can’t imagine there is an adult living in the U.S. that isn’t keenly aware that we are in the midst of quite an unusual campaign to elect our next president. more »
By Richard Land - Feb 12, 2008 - (1)
Topic: Faith, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Community Service
Letter to the Editor
Dear Southern Baptists,
My name is John. For the past two-and-one-half years I’ve introduced myself as Refugee, since I was one of several hundred thousand displaced by Hurricane Katrina. more »
By John Dee Jeffries - Feb 12, 2008
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Community Service
Political candidates and their faith: Mike Huckabee and his feminist critics
Article VI of the U.S. Constitution says, “The Senators and Representatives before mentioned and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support this constitution, but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States” (emphasis added). more »
By Richard Land - Jan 8, 2008 - (51)
Topic: Faith, Citizenship, Church and State, National, Religious Liberty