Your Voice: No secrets in prison — Observations from baptism Sunday
May 4, 2024
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First person: Reflections from ‘journey in the wilderness’
April 28, 2024
As a boy growing up on a dairy farm in southeast Louisiana, I never dreamed that I would serve on the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention — much less be elected chairman, during what could arguably be …
No secrets in prison: Observations from baptism Sunday
April 28, 2024
These women, ranging from 22 to nearly 80 years old, were waiting for baptism at the Mississippi Correctional Institute for Women. They had been attending church, hearing God’s Word, and learning how to follow Jesus …
First person: When is enough enough? Resources abound; let’s get busy
April 20, 2024
While we need fresh takes from time to time and we benefit from experts sharing about discoveries in their fields, how many more versions of the same story do we really need?
First person: Eclipse a marvel from our Creator
April 9, 2024
Dogs were howling, crickets chirping and birds were tweeting – and nobody else’s tweets mattered. The sky grew dark at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. It was weird and wonderful, all rolled into one.
First person: We need another Henry Blackaby
April 9, 2024
With all the issues facing Southern Baptists right now, and confronted by believers in every walk and witness of life, we need another Blackaby who will call us to listen for the voice of God …
11 questions for Christians to ask themselves about their witness
April 7, 2024
We are eight months from the U.S. presidential election and some Christians are already torching their gospel witness. Here are 11 questions Christians should ask themselves.
First person: Don’t drown yourself in bad news
April 3, 2024
Navigating the stormy seas of today’s news cycle without capsizing into the ocean of despair is quite the task. Here are some beacons of hope.
First person: Lessons on trust from a ‘nervous flyer’
April 3, 2024
Always a nervous flyer, I prayed off and on for a few weeks before I left. But on the plane, with every bump or ding of the seatbelt sign my silent prayers took on a more frenzied pace.
First person: This biblical truth saved my faith
April 2, 2024
I couldn’t just ignore my doubts or turn off my brain. What was I going to do? My honest conclusions were leading me to a place where I respected the Bible, but didn’t believe it was the Word of God.
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