by Cecily McIlwain | Mar 29, 2021 | Opinion
How do we encourage people who are in the midst of deep loneliness? As someone who disciples teenage girls, I have certainly been asking myself this question. Faith communities at large have been feeling the impact of loneliness and isolation in a whole new way in the...
by Katie Callaway | Nov 17, 2020 | Opinion
What started as a dream truly was a gift to these two weary ministers looking for rootedness in their tradition. On the morning of Sept. 25, we were driving home from a night away. We just stayed in town but needed some time for the two of us after parenting and...
by Corey Fields | Sep 13, 2018 | Opinion
It has been another devastating month for those who love the church. An investigative grand jury in Pennsylvania unanimously issued an 884-page report detailing more widespread sexual abuse within the Catholic Church and the intentional, systematic cover-up of that...
by Larry Eubanks | Apr 2, 2014 | Opinion
The recognition that each individual is a person of value and worth and “has certain inalienable rights” is one of the hallmarks of Western civilization and the Enlightenment worldview. Individualism also has roots in Christianity. The Bible teaches us...
by Baptist Times Staff | Jul 16, 2013 | Opinion
The “Link Visiting Scheme” is a befriending service, which aims to combat social isolation among older people. It was initiated in 1998 by Woodley Baptist Church in Berkshire in the United Kingdom and has had quite an impact in the borough of Wokingham....
