Taking Aim at Baptist Bureaucracies The Southern Baptist Convention and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship are looking at restructuring. Such efforts can be accomplished with clenched fists or open hands. Read More ... John D. Pierce
Columns on Church and Theology
Is God Mad at the Big-Butter Jesus Church? What does it say about our understanding of deity when every surprising and unwelcome event is framed within the assumption that God is mad at us? Why are we quick to conclude that God is unhappy with us? Read More ... Joe Phelps
Lightning Striking "Touchdown Jesus" is Sober Reminder A 62-foot statue of Jesus in Ohio was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. An act of God? Maybe. It's certainly an illustration that the church is not an institution but a movement. Read More ... Ron Crawford
