by John D. Pierce | Dec 29, 2024 | Feature, News
“In every way, the opportunities of a Christian are unlimited in giving us a better, more enjoyable and productive life,” said Jimmy Carter in a 2003 interview with Baptists Today (now Good Faith Media’s Good Faith Magazine). The 39th U.S. President, who died on...
by Baptist History & Heritage Society | Nov 22, 2024 | Feature-, News
TUCKER, Ga. — Who is your Baptist hero? The Baptist History & Heritage Society (BHHS) announced today a free e-book and teaching resource highlighting the stories of Baptist heroes spanning the 415-year history of the Baptist tradition. Portraits of Courage:...
by Bruce T. Gourley | Jan 9, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Editor’s Note: Nurturing Faith Journal is an autonomous, national journal offering thoughtful analysis, inspiring features and helpful resources for Christian living. This is an excerpt from “‘A Most Flourishing Civil State’: How One Tiny New England Colony Defied...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 11, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
It would be impossible to calculate how much of my life has been spent in Baptist churches — and in how many different ones of all shapes, sizes and locations. Some of those experiences have been as a member of a faith community. Other countless hours were spent as a...
by Liz Cooledge Jenkins | Jun 30, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
When people hear of the Southern Baptist Convention’s recent vote to reject the appeals of two churches who were expelled from the denomination for having female pastors, some wonder: Why would those churches want to stay in the denomination? Why not chart a...
