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2022-11-15T11:22:16-05:00

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Can You Be a Devout Christian and Also a Liberal?

Last updated on: November 15, 2022 at 11:22 am By Ginny Baxter

In a word, yes — but there is a problem. Different people seem to have different ideas about what “liberal,” “liberal Christian” and “liberal Christianity” mean. Christ may be the greatest liberal in the history of Christianity, and I strongly believe we should follow his example. Yet, he doesn’t fit some modern definitions. What Are the Roots of “Liberal Christianity”? Liberal Christianity, aka “Liberal Theology” and “Christian Modernism,” interprets Christian teachings in light of “modern knowledge, science and ethics,”... Read more

2022-10-21T12:19:57-04:00

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Halloween Looms! Should Christians Condemn, Embrace or Ignore It?

Last updated on: October 21, 2022 at 12:19 pm By Ginny Baxter

Should we condemn Halloween as a Celtic pagan holiday with ties to modern-day witches and devil worshippers? Embrace it as a harmless secular celebration where children dress up and eat candy? Or ignore it altogether? What should Christians do? Let’s take a look at some options. We Should Condemn Halloween! A blog on Christian Today quotes Ben Godwin, pastor of Goodsprings Full Gospel Church, as emphatically saying that Christians “must resist what is popular in today’s society and condemn the... Read more

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2022-10-09T20:06:33-04:00

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What Does Bible Say About Caring for Others? Quite a Lot, Actually

Last updated on: October 9, 2022 at 8:06 pm By Ginny Baxter

Caring for and otherwise helping other people are essential parts of Christian faith. Christ spent his entire ministry helping people physically, mentally and spiritually and using parables, such as the story of the Good Samaritan, to teach us how to live. He reached out with love and healed people who were blind, deaf, mute or paralyzed; cured a woman who suffered from a bleeding disorder and a man with a withered hand; and performed numerous exorcisms. (I’m no biblical... Read more

2022-10-06T16:38:37-04:00

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Why Can’t the Media Get Coverage of Religion Right?

Last updated on: October 6, 2022 at 4:38 pm By Ginny Baxter

Why can’t the media get coverage of religion right? There are no easy answers, but neither religious leaders nor journalists are satisfied with current coverage. That’s one of the major findings of the largest-ever study on media coverage of faith and religion, The Global Faith and Media Study. It was conducted in August and September. To read the study, click here. The Faith and Media Initiative commissioned the study, and HarrisX, a market research and consulting company, surveyed more... Read more

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2022-09-13T19:26:11-04:00

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Christ Says, ‘Love Thy Neighbor.’ So, What Exactly Does He Mean?

Last updated on: September 13, 2022 at 7:26 pm By Ginny Baxter

Christ is quite clear about loving our neighbors. He tells us that we cannot love God if we don’t love our neighbors. Think about it for a moment. Jesus commands us to go outside our comfort zones to love our neighbors, whether they are someone we know or total strangers. My comfort zone is that of a straight, white cradle Christian, and the Lord is telling me I must love the family down the street, as well as gays... Read more

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2022-09-10T18:54:23-04:00

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Faith, Dementia and Caregiving

Last updated on: September 10, 2022 at 6:54 pm By Ginny Baxter

Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia devastate patients and their families. I know about the devastation from personal experience. My dad suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for several years before he died of pneumonia at age 80. Mother had some form of dementia for a year or so before she succumbed to cancer at age 87. We never learned the reason for mom’s dementia, but followed her doctor’s advice and focused on symptoms, which were very similar to my dad’s.... Read more

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2022-09-09T17:33:51-04:00

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2 Leaders, 2 Legacies: Queen Elizabeth II & Donald Trump

Last updated on: September 9, 2022 at 5:33 pm By Ginny Baxter

Queen Elizabeth (courtesy of Pixaby) Two stories dominated America’s headlines today. On one side of the Atlantic, Queen Elizabeth died at age 96. She managed to serve her nation, the British Commonwealth and the Church of England with dignity and grace for 70 years. Most of her subjects genuinely mourn her death, and it saddens me as well. On my side of the Atlantic, the American side, Donald Trump’s treachery continues to unfold in the aftermath... Read more

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2022-09-09T17:44:44-04:00

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For God’s Sake, Christians! Pull the Plug on Hatred

Last updated on: September 9, 2022 at 5:44 pm By Ginny Baxter

Christ is an inclusive Savior. During his earthly ministry, he sought out prostitutes, tax collectors, thieves and other people despised by first century religious leaders and ordinary people. He even uses the example of a Samaritan when someone asks, “Who is my neighbor?” In Luke 10:25-37, he tells the story of a traveler who is beaten and left for dead on a road. The traveler is presumably Jewish, given the fact that Christ’s audience was Jewish. A priest and a... Read more

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2022-09-05T13:33:02-04:00

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Can Science & Religion Coexist? Scripture & the Incomparable Beauty of Webb Telescope Images

Last updated on: September 5, 2022 at 1:33 pm By Ginny Baxter

Several years ago, Harvard University posted an article on its website called “Can Science, Religion Coexist in Peace?” In a fast-paced scientific and technological world, the article remains relevant despite having been written 15 years ago. It’s available to read on Harvard’s website at https://news.harvard.edu as of Labor Day 2022. The post captured my attention at a time when the new James Webb Telescope is sending data that scientists are using to produce extraordinary images of the universe. The telescope... Read more

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2022-08-14T18:45:43-04:00

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SHOULD CHRISTIANS ALLOW WOMEN IN THE PULPIT?

Last updated on: August 14, 2022 at 6:45 pm By Ginny Baxter

WHAT ARE THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES OF OPINION? Religious leaders, scholars, congregations and individual Christians have debated the role of women in the church for many years. It should be no surprise that the debate has been quite heated at times. There are various views on the subject, but this short blog post will focus on the major division, which is female pastors. Gretchen E. Ziegenhals writes about the division in a paper entitled, “Women in the Ministry: Beyond the Impasse,”... Read more

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