by Starlette Thomas | Sep 13, 2021 | Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
I trust God but I have my doubts about the North American Church. Worse still, its response to my lack of faith in the institution troubles me. The reflex is to protect the institution and not the sheep. It is not that church leaders and lay people are not aware of...
by James Gordon | Jul 19, 2021 | Opinion
Reading the text of the prophet Nahum is an exercise in theology in the service of imagination, and imagination in the service of theology. Yes, it is a “text of terror,” a tour de force description of the defeat, fall and ultimate humiliation of Nineveh, the greatest...
by Leroy Seat | Jun 8, 2021 | Opinion
Rachel Held Evans would have turned 40 today, and it seems appropriate to take some time to remember her life and legacy. I’m greatly saddened she didn’t live to celebrate the big 4-0, as she died on May 4, 2019. Rachel Grace Held was born in Alabama but moved with...
by John D. Pierce | May 11, 2021 | Opinion
When a minister is criticized for “being too political,” one can be assured the offense is not politics at large, but rather someone’s preferred political allegiance. The same goes for editors and writers. Though unsurprising, but always disappointing, we lose...
by David Cassady and Ray Higgins | Feb 22, 2021 | Opinion
Two Baptist pastors in Texas called Vice President Kamala Harris “Jezebel” in recent weeks. The pastors are Steve Swofford of First Baptist Church in Rockwall, and Tom Buck of First Baptist Church in Lindale. According to the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at...
