by John D. Pierce | Apr 19, 2013 | Opinion
Marcus Mumford, front man for the popular musical act, Mumford and Sons, has caused a stir among evangelical Christians. When asked by Rolling Stone magazine if he considers himself to be a Christian, Mumford said: “I don’t really like that word. It comes...
by Cathleen Falsani | Aug 17, 2011 | News
(RNS) A week or two after the 2004 election, I was dining with some friends in New York when the conversation turned to religion and politics—the two things that you’re never supposed to discuss in polite company. George W. Bush had just been re-elected with the help...
by Joel Gregory | Mar 17, 2009 | Opinion
George Arthur Buttrick, the legendary Presbyterian preacher of the 20th century, insisted that all preaching is venue specific. Indeed it is. The day I preached the Southern Baptist Convention annual sermon in downtown San Antonio in June 1988, recalls a painfully...
by Robert Parham | Apr 30, 2007 | Opinion
Goodwill is an energetic, positive word. It’s a proactively muscular word. It contains enough self-definition that further commentary is unnecessary in casual conversation. Let’s start describing ourselves as the goodwill Baptists. Let’s drop the...
by Robert Parham | Aug 16, 2006 | Opinion
Bloggers are shaping public opinion. Evidence abounds that Web loggers have developed some muscle. Evidence abounds that Web loggers have developed some muscle. They are credited with helping to defeat Sen. Joe Lieberman last week in Connecticut’s Democratic...
