Rashional Thoughts Archives - The Baptist Paper

First person: Hoping for a brighter, calmer year ahead? Let us join the journey

January 6, 2026

A new year brings a fresh start and the opportunity to reboot personally, professionally and within your church and community.

First person: Staying in step with the Spirit takes discipline

November 29, 2025

Watching, listening, praying, waiting, praying some more, seeking with an openness to go and do as the Spirit leads — what if this were our consistent style of making missions and ministry decisions?

First person: Grandparenting role continues to expand

November 19, 2025

The creativity and energy exhibited among the grandparents and great-grandparents — and even great-great-grandparents — I know inspires me.

First person: Learning to cope, guide others a lifelong process

November 2, 2025

The response surprised me. I truly thought she had made significant progress in learning to cope with the various stresses of life.

First person: Maybe try softer approach, avoid knocking heads

October 19, 2025

Asking questions, sharing concerns, venting frustrations, attempting to understand — what if we all committed to do these things without labels or words that could

First person: Concept of engaging culture with gospel popular but will we ever agree on how?

September 18, 2025

An untold number of Americans continue processing what boldly taking the gospel to our culture and the public square looks like — and how each

First person: We really do care but we don’t always know how to help

August 11, 2025

“There’s a huge guilt on the SBC for translating the gospel into white bread, middle class Protestantism,” Al Mohler stated in 2009 in reference to how Southern Baptists think about ministering to those who need government assistance.

First person: May the content we share always showcase truth with compassion

July 27, 2025

The closing words of Psalm 19 always help center me when I’m tempted to react rather than respond or if I catch myself harboring bitterness about a situation or a person.