By Marv Knox White superiority is one of the root causes of poverty in America, and white Americans must be responsible for cleaning up their “mess,” rural poverty fighter Jason Coker told participants at the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) annual meeting in early October. Poverty not only is an economic condition, but also a … Continue reading
By Blake Tommey A colossal nine-by-12-foot canvas hangs in the narthex of Trinity Baptist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, bearing the painted handprints of more than 150 children. For each handprint, there’s a name and one God-given gift that each offers to his or her community—a prompt issued to every child who attended missions sessions at Trinity’s Vacation Bible School in June. … Continue reading
By Andy Hale The canonization of the Bible is a pretty fascinating and crazy story. Uncle Marcion gave us an early glimpse into the struggles to find orthodoxy. Dueling Gods of the Old and New Testament made for fascinating theological constructs. Marcion’s Bible would have given us one of the earliest examples of a theology … Continue reading
By Stephen Reeves To say our country is politically divided is to put it mildly. Our disagreements about the nature of our problems and how they should be solved are real and deep. While many divisions are historic and longstanding, by many measures we are more politically divided than ever before. The accompanying hateful rhetoric … Continue reading
Decir que nuestro país está dividido políticamente es nada en comparación con la realidad. Nuestros desacuerdos sobre la naturaleza de nuestros problemas y cómo deben resolverse son reales y profundos. Si bien muchas divisiones son históricas y de larga data, en muchos aspectos estamos más divididos políticamente que nunca. La retórica de odio y la … Continue reading
By Andy Hale Come writers and critics, who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide, the chance won’t come again And don’t speak too soon For the wheel’s still in spin And there’s no tellin’ who that it’s namin’ For the loser now will be later to win For the times they are … Continue reading
7 de octubre de 2019 Por Jeff Huett y Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga.—Los bautistas cooperativos hemos sido invitados e invitadas este otoño a entrar en una temporada intencional de oración y descubrimiento. La misma nos conducirá a una respuesta fiel que guíe el enfoque y las prioridades futuras de la Compañerismo. La iniciativa, llamada “Hacia … Continue reading
