by Starlette Thomas | Sep 11, 2023 | Feature-, News
With the option to attend religious services in-person or online, most U.S. adults prefer to attend in-person, according to a Pew Research survey released on September 6. Of those surveyed, 17% percent of Americans regularly attend religious services both in-person...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 1, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
Often, we are less tolerant than we claim. At least that is my confession. Intolerance is not necessarily a bad thing. Our tolerance levels seem to change with age and experience. Mine lean now toward less noise and fewer people at a time. Deeper conversations are...
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 Libby Carroll | Jul 10, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Author’s Disclaimer: Throughout this article, I have opted to use person-first and disability-first language interchangeably when referring to people with disabilities. Disabled people have thoughtful and varied reasons for preferring one form of language over the...
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...
