Living One’s Last Days
October 6, 2011
The person’s name is not mine to share. Many Baptist pastors would recognize it if told. The individual has been a major influence in my
What Others Are Saying About Us
September 29, 2011
In an Aug. 4 joint letter to Alabama Baptist pastors, Executive Director Rick Lance and President Mike Shaw wrote, “As your leadership prepares the church
In the Meantime, Love
September 22, 2011
Last October, the rains did not come. What was supposed to be a rainy season to regenerate the pastureland, support new crops and provide needed
What Is a Cooperating Baptist Church?
September 15, 2011
Critics of Southern Baptists frequently assert that a church has to “buy” a seat at the table in order to participate in the life of
Every Tongue and Tribe and Nation
September 8, 2011
Every week, Southern Baptist representatives serving around the globe are instrumental in the baptisms of about 7,000 new believers. Every week, Southern Baptist representatives serving
‘Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine’
September 1, 2011
Christians have been singing Fanny Crosby’s famous lyrics for almost 140 years, and the words still bring smiles to faces and joy to hearts. It
Is Congregational Polity of the Devil?
August 25, 2011
It is of the devil.” That is how one obviously frustrated Baptist pastor loudly described congregational polity through which local churches govern themselves by democratic
Left with Only a Big Mouth
August 18, 2011
American historian George Marsden calls it the “Great Reversal.” Rick Warren says the result of it is that the church is left with only “a
