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  Letter: Opposing opposition to assault rifle regulation

  A Baptist Standard reader responds to the mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville and efforts to promote assault rifles.

  03/29/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Voices: Universities must adjust to change, too

  Don Newbury, retired president of Howard Payne University, reflects on some changes Texas universities have made over the years.

  03/29/2023 - By Don Newbury

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  Letter: Editorial: How are we going to save our churches?

  A Baptist Standard reader responds to Editor Eric Black’s question about how churches measure their success.

  03/28/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Editorial: How are we going to save our churches?

  We’ve been asking why people are leaving the church and how we’re going to save our churches. These are the wrong questions.

  03/22/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: Affirming limited roles for women in ministry

  Everett Berry, professor of theology at Criswell College, explains why certain leadership functions in the church should be limited to men.

  03/21/2023 - By Everett Berry

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  Voices: Affirming unlimited roles for women in ministry

  Jeff Warren, senior pastor of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, explains why he advocates for women leading in ministry.

  03/21/2023 - By Jeff Warren

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  Editorial: Finding assurance amid financial uncertainty

  As prosperous as our country is, it does not protect us from financial uncertainty. That kind of assurance must come from somewhere else. I started learning this lesson about 20 years ago.

  03/15/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: When and how God called me to preach

  Lillian Hinds, retired pastor of Meadow Oaks Baptist Church in Temple, shares how God called her to preach and reaffirmed that call.

  03/13/2023 - By Lillian Hinds

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  Editorial: What it looks like to value women

  More than a dozen women answer the question: “What communicates to you that you are valued as a woman?” Their answers are instructive.

  03/08/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Commentary: Replace vengeance with mercy in death penalty policy

  Karen Swallow Prior considers the death penalty in light of Andre Thomas—a Texas man with severe mental illness and convicted of murder.

  03/08/2023 - By Karen Swallow Prior / Religion News Service

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  Letter: Editorial: ‘Education freedom’ contradicts religious freedom

  A Baptist Standard reader responds to Editor Eric Black’s editorial on so-called “education freedom” with more reason for caution.

  03/08/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Voices: Christian theology in a gesture

  Hand gestures can say so much. Consider baseball, gangs, secret handshakes or sign language. An ancient gesture conveys deep theology.

  03/07/2023 - By Jim Lemons