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  Editorial: There’s only so much we can care about

  It sounds coldhearted at a time when we need warm hearts, but there’s only so much we can care about. That’s not a reason not to care.

  02/08/2024 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Guest editorial: The pastorate is a full life

  Pastor Ron Session shares the trials, sorrows, tedium, joy, sacredness and privilege of being a pastor—God’s servant and Christ’s ambassador.

  01/31/2024 - By Ron Session

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  Editorial: Lament is a proper response to SBC news

  SBC news has not been heartening this week, and not just for Southern Baptists, but for all followers of Christ. Lament is a proper response.

  01/24/2024 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: Is religious liberty for Christians only?

  Is religious liberty for Christians only? For Baptists to answer this and related questions, they need to know themselves and their history.

  01/17/2024 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: Funerals can wear a pastor out, but don’t have to

  Pastors are doing more funerals these days. Churches need to give attention to what this means for their pastors.

  01/10/2024 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: What ‘Jesus is Lord’ means in 2024

  The start of a new year is a good time for Christians to remember their core proclamation, that Jesus is Lord and no one else is.

  01/04/2024 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: As perfect as love

  Whether we use one or more words, we’re pretty sure we know what “love” means. Then, John comes along and qualifies the idea with “perfect.”

  12/20/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: As powerful as joy

  The joy we are looking for has seen some things, endured some things, and knows how the story ends. We’re looking for a powerful joy.

  12/14/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: As profound as peace

  The peace we long for seems elusive, papered over by this world’s promises of peace. We need and seek something deeper.

  12/06/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: As purple as hope

  Hope is a recurring theme in our news this week. Christian hope is not merely sentiment or desire. It’s as rich as purple.

  11/29/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: The most important thanksgiving meal

  Editor Eric Black describes one of the most meaningful Lord’s Suppers he’s ever taken and challenges readers to consider how they take it.

  11/21/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: Is thanksgiving a distraction?

  Are you already feeling the stress of the holidays? Or just the stress of living in a world on fire? Or both? Could you use a distraction?

  11/15/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor