“To say we are made in God’s image means we have been made in the image of generosity. True spirituality means God has given us something we didn’t deserve that we, in turn, authentically offer to others in a spirit of generosity.”
Glen Schmucker
Pastor of Grace Fellowship Baptist Church in Fair Oaks Ranch
“Obviously, the severing of relationship after so many years is unfortunate and gives the world-at-large another reason to conclude that Baptists care more about putting people out than gathering them in.”
Julie Pennington-Russell
Senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Decatur, Ga., responding to the decision by the Georgia Baptist Convention to end its 148-year-old relationship with her congregation because it hired a woman as senior pastor (ABP/RNS)
“We Christians, but we party, too.”
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Terverius Black
Co-founder of Xist, an entertainment company that promotes Christian hip-hop and produces music, films, a reality TV show and a cruise (Associated Press/RNS)
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