by Baptist Times Staff | Jan 14, 2014 | News
New psychological research suggests that employees who are more actively religious are better able to cope with stress and are more likely to report that their lives have meaning. These are the key findings of a study presented on Jan. 9 at the annual conference of... by Griff Martin | Feb 25, 2013 | Opinion
I woke up recently to my daughter in great distress. The evening before we had cleaned her room and this included closing up the dollhouse to clean around it. The next morning when she opened it back up, everything was out of place. She was in a panic to try and... by Ron Crawford | Nov 28, 2011 | Opinion
Advent offers a busy beginning to the church’s year for most of us; we look forward to the parties and special church programs. Of course, there is another side to this saga. Advent can drain the life out of ministers in a few short weeks. While most ministers... by Bob Browning | Aug 16, 2010 | General
A sermon delivered by Robert Browning, Pastor, Smoke Rise Baptist Church, Stone Mountain, Ga., on August 15, 2010. Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Amy is my thirty-two-year-old daughter. She is married to John and they have twins, Jack and Kate, now two and one-half years old. She... by Bill Wilson | Feb 3, 2010 | Opinion
In the prelude to “A Hidden Wholeness,” Parker Palmer offers a powerful metaphor for life in local churches today. He tells of a time when farmers on the Great Plains, at the first sign of a blizzard, would run a rope from the back door out to the barn....