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  Editorial: What a Baptist institution is for

  Regarding Baptist institutions: “I’m going to put some things in print some may consider impolite or imprudent. Perhaps so. Here we go.”

  05/06/2026 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: Surviving the season of unsettled weather

  It’s the season of unsettled weather. And we have to live through it. How are we going to do that? The weather holds some answers.

  04/29/2026 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: What’s to come of the Baylor-BGCT relationship?

  The long and storied relationship between Baylor and the BGCT is complex, frequently questioned, and well worth maintaining. But how?

  04/23/2026 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: Trump is right about religion

  Trump said something right about religion that was largely overlooked in all the attention given to more controversial remarks.

  04/15/2026 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: Is Trump like Jesus? Nope.

  There’s a reason you shouldn’t look at social media on your way to church on Sunday mornings. You might see on your way to celebrate our Risen Lord and Savior:…

  04/08/2026 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: Don’t forget what Holy Week is

  Editor Eric Black calls us to pause and remember this is Holy Week, and we’re more like the Jerusalem crowd 2,000 years ago than we realize.

  04/01/2026 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: Talarico and asking God to kill someone

  Two pastors recently voiced imprecatory prayer against James Talarico. Who are they? What did they pray? Should we do the same?

  03/26/2026 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: Our doctrine and mission matter in these days

  Editor Eric Black engages with responses—some on Facebook, some published here—to his previous editorial on doctrine and mission.

  03/18/2026 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: Mission, not doctrine, should drive the train

  Mission and doctrine each have their place, and they need to be kept in their right place to move the train down the track in joy.

  03/11/2026 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: Examining this talk of Armageddon

  Editor Eric Black examines concerns raised by possible talk of U.S. military action in Iran initiating Armageddon.

  03/05/2026 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: We are expected to be a voice for the voiceless

  Being a voice for the voiceless requires several things, starting with understanding God’s character and expectations.

  02/26/2026 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: Ash Wednesday’s word for current elections

  Ash Wednesday has a word for us as we vote in the primary elections this year. We should heed its message and put it into practice.

  02/18/2026 - By Eric Black / Editor