In an age of globalization and massive migration, religious radicalism across the world has been increasing over the last half-century. Religious persecution is a world-wide human rights crisis, and even religions once claimed as most peaceful have resorted to authoritarianism and violence to commit violence against others. In our own nation, for instance, so-called “ChristianContinue reading “The Importance of Interfaith Engagement”
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We will not be Silent about Sexual Abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention
We will not be silent about the culture of Sexual Abuse among Southern Baptists In my sermon last Sunday (May 22), I used the “interpretative lens” of trauma to unpack Jesus’ words of encouragement and love in John 14:15-24. I reflected on the aftermath of recent shootings over the past week: one in a churchContinue reading “We will not be Silent about Sexual Abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention”