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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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First Person: 18 things to celebrate about being Southern Baptist

June 1, 2023

Recently, I was asked to speak at a gathering of pastors in an association in our state. As most denominational leaders know, these meetings can

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First Person: What the decline of religiosity really reveals

May 31, 2023

A recent article I read said “religion in the lives of Americans is on the decline.” That’s news?  Anyone paying even slight attention to churches,

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First Person: Lessons from getting my master’s degree

May 27, 2023

Graduating this spring with my master’s degree was not on my bucket list. With about 25 years of professional experience in Southern Baptist media, I

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First Person: 10 reasons for your church to pursue college students

May 27, 2023

I first wrote about this topic in 2016, but my burden for university and college students has grown exponentially since then. I’m convinced we can

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