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  Editorial: When protesters come to church

  Are you prepared for protesters to come to your church? There are different ways to be prepared and one that matters most.

  01/22/2026 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: A call to protect the vulnerable and steps to do it

  Candice Sharp Fulton challenges Christians to fulfill scriptural expectations and their moral responsibility for protecting the vulnerable.

  01/21/2026 - By Candice Sharp Fulton

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  Commentary: Why Burma’s Christians need the world to act now

  Representatives of Burma Research Institute explain why Baptists should advocate on behalf of Burmese Christians in the U.S. and Burma/Myanmar.

  01/19/2026 - By Zo Tum Hmung and Robin D. Stoops / Burma Research Institute

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  Editorial: Baptist Standard in 2026

  Here’s a look at the Baptist Standard in 2026. Some things are new. Some things are not going to change. And that’s important.

  01/15/2026 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Letter: Voices: The light through Christmas depression

  A Baptist Standard reader responds to an opinion article about facing depression during Christmas.

  01/13/2026 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Voices: Unencumbered: Cleaning out the garage

  “Cleaning out the garage over the holidays, I had time to think about ‘stuff,’ and the new year,” Ruth Cook begins.

  01/13/2026 - By Ruth Cook

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  Voices: Like a cow lifts a calf

  Pastor, author, and rancher Johnny Teague sees something of spiritual significance in an experience he had with a struggling calf.

  01/12/2026 - By Johnny Teague

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  Editorial: Carry the gospel in a disorienting world

  Nigeria, Venezuela, Minneapolis, and elsewhere, the gospel is good news, and we are called to carry it in and for this world.

  01/08/2026 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: Point/Counterpoint: Christians and the Court

  Jack Goodyear contends politics, not religion, has led to a Supreme Court more accepting of strong executive authority.

  01/07/2026 - By Jack Goodyear

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  Voices: Point/Counterpoint: Catholics and the Court

  Leon Blevins contends Catholics on the U.S. Supreme Court are more accepting of strong executive authority.

  01/07/2026 - By Leon Blevins

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  Editorial: We don’t really want a perfect Christmas

  We don’t really want a perfect Christmas. We think we do. But we don’t. Not if we stop and think about it.

  12/23/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: A Christmas trek

  Johnny Teague contemplates Mary and Joseph’s “long, arduous journey” and Jesus’ even more profound trek through life, death and life again.

  12/22/2025 - By Johnny Teague