Reflections on Martin Luther King Jr.

Reflections on Martin Luther King Jr.

I mentioned last week that I was working on a writing project for a new dictionary of Christian history. One of the entries I was assigned to write was the entry on MLK. Here is that entry King, Martin Luther Jr. (1929­­–1968) was an African-American Baptist pastor...
Not My Father’s Faith

Not My Father’s Faith

I’m back. After a two-month hiatus from the blog that saw me concentrating on other writing projects, I am going to be shooting for weekly blog essays on various topics going forward. I am also finishing a writing assignment for a new dictionary of Christian history....
Baptists and Freemasonry: A Progress Report

Baptists and Freemasonry: A Progress Report

As many of you know, I have written a couple of essays on freemasonry in the past, here and here. I have been interested to see that these essays are being accessed daily, though it has been months since they were written. The first essay has been my most read post,...