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...
by Erin Robinson Hall | Jun 28, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
I’m always surprised when I count up the years. These days, what feels like yesterday was really decades ago. That may be because we are just plain getting older. All of us. The U.S. Census Bureau released data that confirms this feeling. The median age of folks in...
by Good Faith Media | Jun 23, 2023 | Feature, News
True Colors: Stories of Baptist Inclusion is now available from Nurturing Faith Books, the publishing imprint of Good Faith Media. The beauty of a prism lies in the way it refracts light, revealing the colors that are hidden within it. Each facet of the prism offers a...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jun 23, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
The Southern Baptist Convention met in New Orleans last week and declared women lacked the necessary chromosome to pastor a church. Bless their hearts. Some male allies rushed to post pithy memes expressing allyship to demonstrate their wokeness. Others sought to...
