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  Editorial: Can we make people get up and dance?

  Whether or not they endorse real dancing, Baptist churches could learn a lesson from Kip Tindell, chairman and CEO of the Coppell-based Container Store, and what he calls “the customer dance.”

  01/30/2015 - By Marv Knox / Fellowship Southwest

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  Editorial: I am Charlie, I am Jewish, I am …

  Baptists, of all people, are qualified—and should be motivated—to speak words of peace, reconciliation and encouragement to the religious divisions plaguing our world.

  01/22/2015 - By Marv Knox / Fellowship Southwest

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  Editorial: A Lone Star mission field—for other Baptists

  Turn-about apparently is fair play. Even in missions. “Vision Texas” is drawing church starters from the Midwest down to Texas.

  01/15/2015 - By Marv Knox / Fellowship Southwest

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  Editorial: ‘Risk something big for something good’

  Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett is allowing his team to take risks. Christians, of all people, ought to be able to understand why.

  01/09/2015 - By Marv Knox / Fellowship Southwest

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  Editorial: In the New Year, remember: The kingdom of heaven is at hand

  Hope puts its full weight down on God. It’s not wishing for desired outcomes. Hope is trusting God in all outcomes.

  01/02/2015 - By Marv Knox / Fellowship Southwest

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  Editorial: As people of faith, expect more in 2015

  Many are feeling beaten down, worn out and disappointed by 2014.  But in the coming year, let’s expect more of God, ourselves and others.

  12/26/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: Will the Christ be stolen from you this Christmas?

  America is experiencing a rash of burglaries from nativity scenes. But the real danger during Christmas is being robbed of joy.

  12/19/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: Waiting, waiting, waiting on Christmas

  This year—at least as much, maybe more, than most years—we’re ready to turn our hearts toward Bethlehem. 

  12/11/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: Marry church and covenant; divorce church and state

  Three Texas pastors stand on the leading edge of a major cultural shift. And the movement could enable both conservative and liberal churches to emphasize the vitality and importance of marriage.

  12/05/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: We’ve got a lot of race work to do in America

  No matter what we think about a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, can we acknowledge attitudes about race divide our nation?

  11/28/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: The perfect time to combat world hunger

  This year, thanks to a delightfully divine calendar collusion, Thanksgiving is followed by a fifth-Sunday collection for the Texas Baptist Hunger Offering.

  11/20/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: Texas should not put mentally ill man to death

  A bunch of out-of-staters are trying to tell Texas what to do. We should listen to them.

  11/13/2014 - By John Rutledge