Anchored and free
By Kenneth H. Carter, Jr.In his spiritual autobiography, A Song of Ascents, written in 1968 at the age of 83, E. Stanley Jones reflects on an insight that came to him earlier in life:
"I was free; free to … read more
Kenneth H. Carter, Jr.
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An ordinary Sunday morning: Where do people gather and live?
By Kenneth H. Carter, Jr.I have recently concluded a couple of weeks of study and renewal, a time that also included some teaching, meals with students and conversations with academic leaders. I lived in… read more
Beyond self-loathing to God's future
By Kenneth H. Carter, Jr.The release of the Pew U.S. Religious Landscape Study has generated prominent headlines in the general and church media. “Christianity Faces Sharp Decline,” the… read more
Beyond rhetoric to relationships in a multireligious world
By Kenneth H. Carter, Jr.Our daughter's best friend at UNC-Chapel Hill was a very bright young Muslim woman named Uzma Panjwani. Liz, our daughter, went to Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, Uzma… read more
7 words of guidance for young clergy
By Kenneth H. Carter, Jr.I write from the perspective of a pastor and a bishop. I have served in a mainline denomination for 32 years, and am now in a role that gives me a vista that is, in the language… read more
The impossibility of love
By Kenneth H. Carter, Jr.Luke 1:26-38
It is no accident that Mary takes center stage this time of year. Mary, so venerated by some Christians, so ignored by some Christians, so misunderstood by some… read more