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First person: Honest conversations about kids and church

July 9, 2023

“I don’t want to go to church tomorrow.” Nothing quiets post-dinner chatter quicker than a 7-year-old’s honesty. Eyes wide, my mind reached for the right

First person: 5 tips to establish your morning routine

July 8, 2023

“Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.” Psalm 90:14 I am not really an

Opinion: Baptists need to tell a new missions story

July 7, 2023

Baptists are “a missionary people,” Elijah Brown, general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance, told those gathered in Stavanger, Norway, for the 2023 BWA annual meeting.

Forgotten freedoms: 10 things to remember on Independence Day

July 4, 2023

On July 4, we celebrate Independence Day. We’ll have picnics, family gatherings and fireworks. I fear, though, we Christians will miss a number of additional

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First person: The gospel transcends every layer

June 25, 2023

I wonder how much time I waste deciding on an outfit. And then how much more time actually putting it on. Because let me tell

First Person: To all the fathers showing up every day, keep plugging away

June 17, 2023

Father’s Day is not like Mother’s Day — and not always in the best way. I was sitting behind a dad and his son during

First Person: Regardless of your earthly father, our heavenly one is perfect

June 16, 2023

My dad is a great dad. His jokes, though? I’ve never traced this all the way back, but it’s quite possible he invented the dad

First Person: ‘Reorganized religion’ requires redemptive response

June 3, 2023

“Why don’t people go to church? Because they’re dead.” That unsettling quote, shared by author Bob Smietana during a keynote session of the recent Baptist