Thinking Critically . . . Acting Faithfully
Bill Jones muses about Baptists, faith, ethics, justice, politics . . . and more
Posts to the blog Thinking Critically . . . Acting Faithfully, which premiered in 2018
Thank you for your many gracious responses to the 1st issue of the “new” Weekly Baptist Roundup. I appreciate knowing that you missed it during its 10-month “hiatus.” ALL articles in the Roundup are, I believe, worthy of your attention, but I want to begin using this space to review the main happenings of the Read more . . .
(Last year, I signed – as executive director of Texas Baptists Committed – a letter opposing repeal of the “Johnson Amendment.” A few weeks ago, I received a most condescending and demeaning letter from the president of an outfit that calls itself “Alliance for Religious Freedom,” addressed to “Dear Religious Leaders -” attacking my “continued Read more . . .
(Originally published on the Texas Baptists Committed blog at texasbaptistscommitted.blogspot.com.) My remarks to the 2018 Currie-Strickland Distinguished Lectures in Christian Ethics (Suzii Paynter was the keynote lecturer for the 2018 Currie-Strickland Distinguished Lectures in Christian Ethics, held at Howard Payne University [HPU] in Brownwood, TX, on Feb. 15-16. Derek Hatch, HPU associate professor of Christian Read more . . .