Opinion Archives

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First Person: Live carefully! You never know who’s watching

July 1, 2022

A man took the bus to work. Since rain was predicted, he went to get the umbrella, but his wife stopped him. “You have taken

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‘Night terror’: First-person account of handling sexual abuse in the church

July 1, 2022

Young people were abused by our youth minister on my watch. It was worse than a nightmare. This was going to be a night terror,

John Yeats to Southern Baptists: ‘Thank you for allowing us to serve you’

June 30, 2022

For 25 years, Team Yeats (Sharon and I) sat at the recording secretary’s desk to record the proceedings of the Southern Baptist Annual Meeting. We

First Person: Missionary celebrates ‘the Sovereign Planter’

June 30, 2022

More than a year ago, we invited you to praise God with us for a new church plant in Lisbon, Portugal — the blessing that

Guest editorial: What might happen if God’s people truly cried out to Him?

June 20, 2022

EDITOR’S NOTE — Editors, writers, photographers and a variety of other communicators from across the U.S. shared a press room, media tables and access to those

A pastoral response to the SBC abuse investigation

June 1, 2022

Within a short time of the surprising and disappointing accounts released in the SBC’s investigation of handling abuse claims within the denomination, this question came

First Person: Dealing with disappointment

April 26, 2022

Last week, Freddie Freeman hit his first home run as a Los Angeles Dodger in his first at bat against his former teammates. What a

Rashional Thoughts: Do you assume the best or worst in people as a first response?

April 23, 2022

Do you remember a time when we gave each other the benefit of the doubt? When we didn’t jump to conclusions without making sure we

Rashional Thoughts: What does it really mean to be the ‘hands and feet’ of Jesus?

April 10, 2022

Stories surface daily of Baptists and other believers risking personal safety and giving sacrificially to help the people of Ukraine. At the same time, storms,