by John D. Pierce | Sep 28, 2021 | Opinion
Editor’s note: Due to extensive September travel, this column is a reworking of one that first appeared as an editorial in the May/June 2020 issue of Nurturing Faith Journal. Echoes resound from our childhoods: “Be nice!” Above all else, be nice. Reinforced by every...
by Lee Camp | Mar 10, 2020 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article is an adapted excerpt from Camp’s book, “Scandalous Witness: A Little Political Manifesto for Christians” (2020, Eerdmans). The book is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The faith of the Christian is the last great hope of earth....
by Colin Harris | Jul 9, 2019 | Opinion
How does a community of faith, especially a large denominational group, express its collective voice to issues of its day? Reflection on the recent gatherings of two large Baptist groups a week apart in Birmingham, Alabama, yielded an observation of two different...
by Ron Rolheiser | May 31, 2018 | Opinion
Dreaming is sometimes the most realistic thing we can do. Or is there still something else we might do, like public protest, or something else? In his book on prophecy, “Commandments for the Long Haul,” Daniel Berrigan offers this advice. Prophetic...
by Bill Wilson | Mar 24, 2015 | Opinion
Royal Ambassadors (RA) is a Baptist ministry for grade-school boys that seeks to blend scouting-type activities with a call to missions. Lawndale Baptist Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, where I grew up in the 1960s, had an extremely active and engaging chapter...
