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  Second Opinion: I’m a black pastor. Here’s why I’m staying in the Southern Baptist Convention

  William Dwight McKissic Sr., senior pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington: “I almost left the SBC 11 years ago, but I remain committed to the larger cause.” (The Washington Post)

  08/09/2017 - By Curated Content

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  Commentary: Anti-immigrant bill runs contrary to my values as a Christian and an American

  For Christians, our faith tradition decisively calls us not into fear, but into love. Matthew 22:39 calls us to love our neighbors as ourselves, and Romans 12:13 tells us in no uncertain terms to extend hospitality to strangers.

  08/09/2017 - By Guest Writer

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  Commentary: Why it matters that we must make disciples, not converts

  Yes, we need a revival. We need a making-disciples kind of revival; one that opens the door for the way of Jesus to invade our spending decisions, our family life, and who we choose to care about. (BNG)

  08/09/2017 - By Guest Writer

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  Commentary: Humility, kindness and welcome: Hard but biblical callings

  Consistently in this country and throughout Christian history, we remember the legacy of the stranger, the heroic actions of the unwanted, the new insights and contributions of the disregarded and even despised. (BNG)

  08/09/2017 - By Guest Writer

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  Guest editorial: A response to ‘Why I’m Leaving the Southern Baptist Convention’

  Charles Wade: When asked what kind of Baptist I am, I reply, “I am a Texas Baptist.”

  08/02/2017 - By Charles Wade

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  Commentary: Being rich wrecks your soul. We used to know that

  What do Jesus, Aristotle, Jimmy Stewart, Pope Francis and even science agree on?

  08/02/2017 - By Guest Writer

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  Guest editorial: Everyone needs to go to Arabia

  What is required to break free of the “mile wide, inch deep” variety of faith that plagues the 21st century church in America?

  07/24/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Guest editorial: The Cross and the Lynching Tree—a broken gospel

  The lynching tree keeps Christ’s cross from becoming “a symbol of abstract, sentimental piety.” But the lynching tree needs the cross, “without which it becomes simply an abomination,” with no sign of hope.

  07/19/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Second Opinion: Trump threatens to change the course of American Christianity

  The Trump presidency is only six months old, but it is already beginning to alter long-standing spiritual alignments. It seems as though Christians are not changing Trump, but rather that Trump could be changing Christianity. (Washington Post)

  07/19/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Commentary: Mother—a deacon in heaven

  How long, how long will churches contribute to discrimination and violence against women by denying them freedom to fulfill their calling to be deacons, pastors or priests?

  07/12/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  Guest editorial: Remain true to Christ, not America’s god

  If we are willing to sacrifice fellowship over our understanding of sexuality but not over the name and nature of Christ, then what is it that guides our path?

  07/07/2017 - By Marv Knox

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  2nd Opinion: A word to declining congregations—it’s not your fault

  Many congregations across America are struggling with decline. They struggle in silence, because they are afraid it is their fault. It’s not.

  07/05/2017 - By Marv Knox