by James L. Evans | Aug 20, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
For decades, pollsters and pundits have tracked a steady decline among mainline Christian churches— Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Anglican, Lutheran and Methodist. In recent years, even America’s largest Protestant denomination— the Southern Baptist Convention— has seen...
by James L. Evans | Aug 6, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
What do Christians do if Trump wins? The question is loaded. Many Christians will celebrate a Trump victory as a blessed event. They see the former president as a champion of Christian virtue and true faith. But that is not true for many other followers of Jesus....
by James L. Evans | Jul 1, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
I came to the Baptist faith as a 21-year-old without real ambition or direction. Among Baptists, I was introduced to a loving God, a challenging savior, the comfort of God’s spirit and a fellowship of warm-hearted, sincere people who genuinely cared about me. I also...
by James L. Evans | Dec 22, 2021 | Opinion
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by James L. Evans | Feb 19, 2019 | Opinion
Did your parents ever say to you, “Sticks and stones may break your bones, but names can never harm you?” Mine did and, well, it turns out they were wrong. Words hurt and may do great harm in a person’s life. Depending on who is doing the name-calling, the use of...