by Karl Fickling | Dec 14, 2021 | Faith & Heritage
Our family Christmas traditions include ongoing collections of vacation ornaments, unusual Santa Clauses, and one-of-a-kind manger scenes. The latter is the tradition I cherish most. One creche consists of basic two-by-fours, with felt pieces awkwardly glued on to...
by Patty Parker | Dec 7, 2021 | Faith & Heritage
It’s that time of year again. The Thanksgiving feast is in our rearview mirror and a hypothetical white Christmas is on the horizon. With the shift in weather comes the acceleration of our pace. Out too late and up too early. Our destinations become laser-focused as...
by David Fresch | Nov 29, 2021 | Faith & Heritage, Leadership
This article first appeared on the website of the International Baptist Convention on September 13, 2021. David Fresch is the executive director of the Missional International Church Network. Churches are desperate for good leadership and not just pastoral...
by Wade Berry | Nov 22, 2021 | Faith & Heritage
I have been doing a lot of thinking lately about the brokenness of the American church. I admit I sometimes feel overwhelmed by the problems we face, and the wildly divergent diagnoses offered by the supposed “experts” only discourage me more. Paraphrasing Winnie the...
by Karl Fickling | Nov 18, 2021 | Blog, Faith & Heritage, Leadership, Ministry
The thoughts expressed in the following article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the consensus of opinion of B. H. Carroll Theological Institute’s faculty, staff, and board of governors. They are offered in the interest of stimulating...
by Wade Berry | Nov 2, 2021 | Faith & Heritage, Leadership
“Can’t we all just get along?” Rodney King uttered these iconic words after the riots resulting from the acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers accused in his beating in 1991. These words were pilloried, as I recall, by a lot of conservative, talk radio types....
