Opinion

Editorial: Jesus and Gaga Ball: Summer Camp in Texas

This week marked my son’s last summer of children’s camp. Next year, he begins the glorious (cough) teenage years. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

07/19/2018 - By Eric Black / Editor

Voices: Five books that made me a better Christian

Jake Raabe chooses five Christian books that have changed his life, ranging from works by Augustine to Bonhoeffer to Graham.

07/18/2018 - By Jake Raabe

Rhonda Roberts: Getting away and finding God

Rhonda Roberts, executive director of the Heart of Texas Baptist Camp and Conference Center, shares her background and thoughts on camp ministry.

07/18/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Commentary: Singing is praying twice

There is an expectation that when we worship together we are going to sing. So, let the people sing. Take some time to figure out what your people sing and sing well.

07/18/2018 - By Doug Haney / Center For Healthy Churches

Commentary: Why has the Enneagram become so popular among Christians?

“So it’s just a personality test?” I asked. I have since learned that referring to the Enneagram as “just” a personality test is to its aficionados like calling Beyoncé “just” a singer.

07/18/2018 - By Jana Riess / Religion News Service

Commentary: Give people the dignity the world has taken away

Are you demoralized, pastor? Have you been hollowed out? After telling everyone else about God’s grace, do you need to know it for yourself? May you find it in Bill and Skye’s story.

07/18/2018 - By Skye Jethani / Christianity Today

Middle East: No more running away

Student missions blog: I’ve wanted to do mission work in the Middle East since my freshman year of college. … But when I got here, it didn’t look like the fairy tale I had created in my mind with bright colors and camels everywhere.

07/17/2018 - By Sami

Taiwan: A ‘lucky fin’ and parents’ unconditional love

Student missions blog: I was born with a clubfoot. My left leg is shorter than my right leg, my left foot is two sizes smaller than my right foot, and my left calf is half the size of my right calf.

07/16/2018 - By Katie Burkhead

Editorial: Autonomy of the local church: master or servant?

Despite their mutual need for one another, local Baptist churches simply do not want any outside influence telling them what to do, regardless of how serious the issue is that’s facing them. As a result, they seem to be tugging at the fabric of their congregational and denominational existence.

07/12/2018 - By Eric Black / Editor