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...
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...
