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  HPU: Encounter with God

  Student Missions Blog: I often fall into the trap of assuming the people I associate with are Christians. They hang out at BSM events. They attend church and hang out with other Christians. So, they must be Christians. 

  09/29/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Letters: Choirs changed, but not gone

  “Downbeat forecast for church choirs” does not represent Baptist churches at all, so I do not know why this was even printed in the Baptist Standard.

  09/29/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Jeff Johnson: Making history, celebrating a centennial

  My oldies radio station was blaring “In the Year 2525, if man is still alive ….” This 1969 classic broadcasts disturbing predictions for each selected year.

  09/29/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Right or Wrong? Child vaccinations

  I recently delivered my first child, and I’m perplexed about vaccinations. Some people would consider me a bad mother for immunizing my child, while others would say I’m a bad mom for not immunizing my child. Help me weigh my options.

  09/29/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  2nd Opinion: The worst of times. Really?

  Despite reports of the demise of church attendance and giving, there has never been a better time to be a church on a mission. Here’s why.

  09/26/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Down Home: Climbing back up to zero

  I thought I’d had “such an exasperating week” until I realized I sounded about as silly as Marianne Gordon’s old skit on Hee Haw.

  09/26/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  South Asia: Talking animals and shining light

  We flew in to this beautiful city and immediately were overwhelmed with the aroma of God’s Spirit—among many other new aromas.

  09/26/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Christians urged to pray, advocate for persecuted church in Iraq and Syria

  The Western church should empathize with persecuted fellow believers in the Eastern branch of the Christian family tree, religious leaders with ties to Iraq and Syria told a Baylor University audience.

  09/26/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: What we can do about declining Christian influence

  More and more U.S. Christians—particularly evangelicals—think they’re losing influence and feel embattled. We can win back that influence, one loved soul at a time.

  09/26/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  UTA: Painting nails with the nations

  Student Missons Blog: As the doorbell rang, I answered it not knowing what to expect. This was one of my first events to host as a brand-new campus missionary intern at the University of Texas at Arlington.

  09/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Tarleton: No outsiders in this group

  Student Missions Blog: At our weekend at the Heart of Texas Baptist Encampment, we helped the band set up while supper started, so I arrived a little late to the dining hall. This is where my predicament started.

  09/23/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Richard Ray: Supplying the Bread of Life to children in need

  I recently was able to travel to Harlingen to deliver the first contribution check from the Bivocational/Small Church Association to the Valley Baptist Missions Education Center in support of their Bible for Boys ministry.

  09/19/2014 - By John Rutledge