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  Commentary: The ‘biblical manhood’ industry is a scam

  Karen Swallow Prior calls into question the ideas of biblical manhood and womanhood and the money made off of them.

  02/19/2024 - By Karen Swallow Prior / Religion News Service

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  Editorial: Two interrelated factors Baptists need to face

  When thinking about our future, Baptists need to face the SBC’s sexual abuse crisis and the decline of interest in denominations.

  02/15/2024 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: The power and importance of prayer

  Patti Greene describes prayer, the Holy Spirit’s role in prayer and the difficulty of waiting for God’s answers to our prayers.

  02/13/2024 - By Patti Greene

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  Commentary: I am not going to hate you

  Bob Smietana, Religion News Service national reporter, was spurred to personal examination by a yard sign barring hate.

  02/12/2024 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Voices: Pave charters path for church revitalization

  Josh Prince, pastor of First Baptist Church in Cedar Hill, describes three phases of Pave church revitalization training.

  02/12/2024 - By Josh Prince

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  Editorial: There’s only so much we can care about

  It sounds coldhearted at a time when we need warm hearts, but there’s only so much we can care about. That’s not a reason not to care.

  02/08/2024 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: School chaplain law sneaks in partisan ploy

  Retired Texas prison chaplain Michael Maness raises questions about the school chaplain law and the organization behind it.

  02/07/2024 - By Michael Maness

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  Letter: SBC presidential nominees

  A Baptist Standard reader urges messengers to the 2024 SBC annual meeting not to give into to efforts to move the convention further right.

  02/07/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Commentary: Pray for and support Baptists in Ukraine

  “We are asking God to allow Ukraine to remain free to preach the gospel unhindered, making the most of the many gospel opportunities we have here now.”

  02/06/2024 - By Igor Bandura / Ukrainian Baptist Union

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  Guest editorial: The pastorate is a full life

  Pastor Ron Session shares the trials, sorrows, tedium, joy, sacredness and privilege of being a pastor—God’s servant and Christ’s ambassador.

  01/31/2024 - By Ron Session

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  Voices: Mental health care needed for small town ministry

  Small town ministry comes with its own set of challenges. Accessible mental health care can help ministers and their families face them.

  01/30/2024 - By Joe and Ruth Cook

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  Voices: Leadership in the age of AI

  Joshua Longmire explores some benefits and challenges of AI for leadership and recommends basic guiding principles.

  01/29/2024 - By Joshua Longmire