by David Wheeler | Sep 9, 2025 | Opinion
Hermeneutical Questions As Baptists have affirmed and practiced our classic “freedoms”—soul freedom, Bible freedom and congregational freedom—shifting cultural contexts and newly affirmed personal experiences have pushed our conversations forward, as they should. But...
by Peggy Haymes | Aug 27, 2025 | Opinion
Editor’s Note: This is the fifth and final installment in Peggy Haymes’ series on grief. When my father died three years after my mom, it was jarring, but not because of his death. His disease meant we inched our way towards its inevitability for years. What shocked...
by Starlette Thomas | Aug 25, 2025 | Opinion
For fear of suffering the consequences or suffering a setback, some “suffer fools gladly.” They decide early on to stay in their place, stay put, in their lane, on the sidelines, or just stay out of it. Sometimes, we get in our own way before we even know where we...
by Leah Davis | Aug 19, 2025 | Opinion
On a recent Sunday, I confessed to my suburban Washington, D.C. congregation something I had never done before in nearly 20 years of preaching and pastoring: I scrapped the previously written sermon and started over on Saturday night. Sure, I have altered sermons the...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Aug 18, 2025 | Opinion
Whenever we turn on the news, whether on television, radio or social media, we are met with the disturbing reality of Christian Nationalism. It has infiltrated not only our political systems but also our churches, neighborhoods and families. More than just a fringe...
