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Walk, Bike, or Carpool: Another Step toward Simple Living
I’m still on my journey of finding a simpler way of living in the world today. Just in time for Earth Day, I’ve decided to take up walking instead of driving as much as I can. While many pastors today don’t live near the church that they pastor; I’m blessed to live... »
States across the Nation taking a BIG Gamble on the Future
I was on the Marc Steiner show on WEAA 88.9FM (Baltimore) Monday evening talking about the prospect of Maryland expanding its gaming options to include casinos. As predicted by many of us who were decrying slots in Maryland; state lawmakers are now teasing the idea of casinos in an effort to deal with... »
Does Undercover Boss have an Underlying Motive?
Perhaps you’ve caught this new show on CBS that takes corporate CEO’s and has them go “undercover” in their own companies to hear the perspective of workers and learn about the business “from below.” In Undercover Boss, the corporate execs take on a new name, perhaps adjust their appearance, and pose as a... »
To Whom Should Christians Pledge Allegiance?
The continuing drama circling Goshen College right now has sparked an internal discussion within me. Goshen College, the private Mennonite school, recently reversed its 114 year history of not singing or playing the National Anthem before sporting events. Paying homage to its Christian roots of nonviolence and pacifism, the Mennonite school viewed... »
End the School to Prison Pipeline in Maryland!
Check out this video from the youth of Baltimore Algebra Project and their allies. In a way that only youth can, they are pricking the conscience of a state that deems it permissable to invest millions of dollars in their incarceration rather than their education and gainful employment. »
Christian College Reconsiders National Anthem: Has 114 year history of NOT singing it
Photo Source: http://bvapush.pbworks.com/f/american-flag.jpg Last week in our online Bible Study experience at the church I serve, we explored the topic, “What Makes a Baptist a Baptist?” Based principally on Walter Shurden’s book, The Baptist Identity: Four Fragile Freedoms. Since the start of the year I’ve been trying to re-introduce and explore the foundations... »
When Christian Mission Goes Way Wrong (part 2)
Photo Credit: Telegraph.Co.Uk I have an uneasy feeling when it comes to Christian Missionaries. I know that sounds strange coming from a pastor. But anyone who reviews the history of missionaries from the Western, American context will find a deluge of disheartening examples connecting Christian Mission with subjugation, oppression, and the dehumanizing of... »
When Christian Mission Goes Way Wrong (part 1)
Many of you have been following the situation going on in Haiti – no, not the earthquake and recovery, but the arrest and pending trial of 10 U.S. Christian Missionaries who are under judicial scrutiny right now for the alleged kidnap attempt of dozens of Haitian children. This story disturbs me on many fronts,... »
Mayor Sheila Dixon’s Farewell to Baltimore City
Dear Citizen It’s difficult to find the words to describe what it has meant to lead this City: to lay out a vision for a cleaner, greener, healthier, and safer Baltimore and actually see that vision come to pass; and, to wake up every morning and feel both the blessing and the burden of so... »
Homegoing Information for Pastor John L. Wright
Thursday, February 4, 2010 The Viewing 6:00PM – 8:00PM New Union Baptist Church 510 N. Monroe Street Baltimore, MD 21223 Rev. Charles Savage, Pastor Friday, February 5, 2010 The Viewing 9:00 – 10:00AM Family Hour 10:00 – 11:00AM Funeral 11:00AM St. John Baptist Church The Corner of Tamar Drive and Little Patuxent Parkway (Rte. 175) Columbia, MD 21045 Rev. Robert Turner, Pastor »
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