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...
by Kevin Heifner | Feb 10, 2021 | Opinion
One of the fundamental problems we have in the U.S. is poor thinking skills. When this deficiency is coupled with deliberate bad intention, it can lead to dangerous outcomes. Below is an example of something I read recently on social media, followed by my thoughts on...
by Jim Hopkins | Jan 20, 2021 | Opinion
Many tributes to Martin Luther King Jr. fail to recognize that he was a Baptist pastor, a minister formed by and committed to the traditions of the African American church. The connection between King’s powerful expression of the truth and the truth-telling tradition...
by Terrell Carter | Jan 15, 2021 | Opinion
Is the church the hope of the world? Most Christians would likely respond with an immediate and resounding, “Yes.” When Martin Luther King Jr. asked and answered this question for a sermon writing exercise while a student at Crozer Theological Seminary in 1948, his...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 12, 2021 | Opinion
While the Capitol cleaning staff was sweeping up glass and debris, there were the expected calls for national healing and reconciliation. It was time to bridge the political and social divides, we heard. Some voices were well intentioned, even hopeful and perhaps a...
