by Bob | Jan 23, 2008 | Barack Obama
Hillary, Huckabee, and Obama:Assessing Three Politicians’ Use of ReligionSome of my more recent blogs may leave some of my readers scratching their heads. You may be asking, “How is the pro-life movement related to the purpose of this blog?” And you may ask today,...
by Bob | Jan 22, 2008 | Uncategorized
A Scholar’s Treasure Hunt*A Review of, Thomas C. Oden, How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind: Rediscovering the African Seedbed of Western ChristianityThomas Oden’s How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind was not the book I expected when I read the title. It was...
by Bob | Jan 21, 2008 | Christian Living, Emotions, Holy Spirit
Who’s Alive to the Holy Spirit?*Review of: Daniel B. Wallace, and M. James Sawyer, editors, “Who’s Afraid of the Holy Spirit?”In 1993, Chuck Swindoll authored “Flying Closer to the Flame: A Passion for the Holy Spirit.” What that book was for...
by Bob | Jan 20, 2008 | Civil Rights, Martin Luther King Day, Pro Life
Sanctity of Life Sunday:The Civil Rights Movement, the Anti-Slavery Movement, and the Pro Life MovementYesterday in my blog I reminded people that this weekend is Martin Luther King weekend. A friend reminded me in return that this weekend is also Sanctity of Life...
by Bob | Jan 19, 2008 | African American Christianity, African American Church, Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr
Richard Allen and Absalom Jones:The Martin Luther King, Jr. of Their DayMartin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) was, of course, one of the main leaders of the American Civil Rights movement. What is lesser known today is King’s training and ministry as a Baptist pastor....
