by Justin Cox | Jul 30, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
I’m standing in a field watching two bare-assed children play in a mud hole. One of them is mine. The other belongs to friends I haven’t seen in years. We didn’t plan for this impromptu swim session. We packed sunscreen but not swimsuits. We left a...
by Ken Sehested | Jul 20, 2022 | Opinion
Author’s note: This reflection on Will D. Campbell (1924-2013) is offered in remembrance of his life and ministry on the anniversary of his birth on July 18. I was a stranger in a strange land, having left behind a Baylor University football scholarship for the...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 6, 2020 | Opinion
Affirming what one believes has a long history in religious traditions. Confessions and creeds have often been used to confirm orthodoxy and express communal faith. For some, these kinds of shared affirmations come easily. Others find the embrace of a repeat-after-me...
by Austin "Mack" Dennis | Oct 24, 2019 | Opinion
Regarding the ethics of preaching, the irascible Baptist, Will D. Campbell (1924-2013), once opined, “What you say up there in the pulpit, that’s probably the poorest way to communicate with a congregation.” Frustrated by the futility of preaching racial...
by J. Michael "Mickey" Robertson | Sep 6, 2017 | Opinion
I thought that after two sermons that touched on the issue, and a column for EthicsDaily.com, I could talk about something else, at least for a little while. My church, Elk Creek Baptist, holds an 8:30 a.m. service on church-owned property on Lake Anna in Louisa,...