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Baptists, the Bible & Women
In the wake of Gov. Sarah Palin’s selection as the Republican vice presidential nominee, there has been considerable “speculation” about why Evangelicals in general, and Southern Baptists in particular, have responded so favorably to her candidacy. more »
By Richard Land - Sep 19, 2008 - (14)
Topic: Faith, Bible, Ministry, Family, Marriage, Husbands, Wives, Citizenship, ,
Brian McLaren’s missed opportunity
Last week I had the privilege to sit-in ‘off camera’ during a recorded videoconference between Dr. Richard Land and Brian McLaren. (Partial clip seen below.) The occasion was their second appearance together at Bloggingheads.tv. more »
By Matthew Hawkins - Sep 9, 2008
Topic: Faith, Bible, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship,
VIDEO: Palin, Pastors, and Politics
The full conversation is about 47 minutes in duration. Visit the Bloggingheads.tv post to view short, individual clips.
This conversation was recorded on Sept 3, 2008 and posted on Sept 8, 2008.
Topic: Faith, Family, Sexual Purity, Abstinence, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, , Racial Reconciliation
Living your values
Sen. John McCain electrified the Republican base and millions of people of every political persuasion last Friday when he selected Alaska Gov. more »
By Richard Land - Sep 3, 2008 - (17)
Topic: Faith, Family, Parenting, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship,
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