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  Voices: Weighing our values and actions

  Suzii Paynter March cites three bills considered by the 89th Texas Legislature as examples of times when Christians put faith into action.

  05/28/2025 - By Suzii Paynter March

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  Equip: Resources on the Book of 1 Peter

  David Ritsema suggests several resources—from the most accessible to the most scholarly—for studying Peter’s first letter.

  05/27/2025 - By David Ritsema

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  Voices: Not neutral, but independent

  Steve Bezner contends Christians ought to hold to a Third Way, popularized by pastor, theologian and author Tim Keller.

  05/23/2025 - By Steve Bezner

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  Commentary: When conservatives eat liberals’ medicine

  Chris Backert responds to Eric Black’s editorial, contending conservatives and liberals both now filter information through the lens of suspicion.

  05/22/2025 - By Chris Backert / Ascent Movement

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  Editorial: Why did Baptist Standard publish that?

  Last week, we republished an article that elicited quick responses from Baptist Standard readers wanting to know why we republished it. From the beginning of my tenure as executive director,…

  05/21/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: Did John the Baptist doubt Jesus?

  Did John the Baptist doubt Jesus while in prison, or was something else going on? Cristian Cervantes explores that question.

  05/21/2025 - By Cristian Cervantes

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  Voices: Unity through diversity: Its impact on theological education

  “Diversity and many of its associated issues are being criticized unfairly these days. There seems to be confusion about its value and purpose.”

  05/20/2025 - By Joe Rangel / Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary

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  Voices: Remembering spell check during graduation

  Don Newbury, retired president of Howard Payne University, reflects on graduations and a particular HPU graduate.

  05/19/2025 - By Don Newbury

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  Equip: Resources on the Book of Proverbs

  Alison Gerber recommends a set of resources for reading, preaching and teaching the book of Proverbs—a decidedly unique book of the Bible.

  05/19/2025 - By Alison Gerber

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  Commentary: Why anti-Christian persecution demands our collective action

  “While our national discourse rightfully condemns Islamophobia and antisemitism, the systematic persecution of Christians around the world receives only a fraction of our collective outrage.”

  05/16/2025 - By Asif Mahmood / U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

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  Editorial: ChatGPT, what’s God’s will for my life?

  Editor Eric Black’s conversation with ChatGPT this weekend left him unsettled. It started with the question: “What’s God’s will for my life?”

  05/14/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: An epidemic of rude behavior making America sick

  People are on edge everywhere, and it seems to translate more and more into rude behavior. Scott Collins suggests an antidote.

  05/14/2025 - By Scott Collins