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Only 0.04 percent of Southern Baptists voted on a constitutional amendment barring women pastors. Editor Eric Black considers why.
06/19/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
Editor Eric Black presents a different view of Southern Baptists, the SBC and its annual meeting than many would expect.
06/12/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
Southern Baptists plan to champion religious freedom once again in a proposed resolution, but it presents a contradiction of the principle.
06/04/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
Southern Baptists might like the news reports and the op-eds about sexual abuse in the SBC to stop. But they’re not going to … for a while.
05/28/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
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
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
Being a mom is more. More what? More everything. In many cultures, the stereotypical mom cooks more, cleans more, tends more to the needs of the family and home—even if…
05/08/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
Undoubtedly, the Ten Commandments are important. So, how, when and where they are displayed ought to be done with the utmost care.
05/01/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
A couple turning points happened recently. One affects a few people. The other affects the whole world. What difference does it make?
04/24/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
Christians really do want to do what is good, and we really do disagree mightily over just what is good. There are plenty of examples.
04/17/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
Against the politics of our day, amid the temptation to win the world, as we approach Easter, we need to remember who Jesus is.
04/10/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
After a century of glory days, the church in 21st-century America is looking more and more like its 19th-century ancestor.
04/02/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
