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  Commentary: Why I’m leaving the Baptist denomination

  Jared Brandt gives three reasons he is leaving Baptists for another church at a time when others are choosing to stay with Baptists.

  06/23/2021 - By Jared Brandt

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  Commentary: Why I’m still Baptist

  Evan Duncan gives three reasons he remains Baptist at a time when others are leaving Baptist churches for other churches or no church at all.

  06/23/2021 - By Evan Duncan

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  2nd Opinion: SBC annual meetings demonstrate conflict resolution

  Bart Barber, a member of the 2021 SBC Committee on Resolutions, gives an alternative to Editor Eric Black’s view of the SBC annual meeting.

  06/22/2021 - By Bart Barber

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  Voices: ‘Modest is Hottest’ turns up the wrong burner

  Joshua Sharp critiques the idea “modest is hottest,” taught to young women and now in the spotlight with a new song and music video.

  06/22/2021 - By Joshua Sharp

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  Evan Henson: ‘We are never not being discipled.’

  Evan Henson, associate pastor of student ministries at First Baptist Church in Lubbock, shares his background and thoughts on ministry.

  06/21/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Voices: Justice looks like awakening

  Nataly Mora describes the connection between justice and righteousness, pointing to the Good Samaritan as an example of justice in action.

  06/21/2021 - By Nataly Mora

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  Voices: My view of the 2021 SBC annual meeting

  Kevin Mitchell, Texas Baptist pastor and messenger to the 2021 SBC annual meeting, gives his account of convention business.

  06/17/2021 - By Kevin Mitchell

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  Editorial: What the future may look like for (Southern) Baptists

  To avoid succumbing to tension and anxiety, the SBC will need to live into its professed confidence in Christ and Scripture.

  06/16/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Stephen Hatfield: ‘Speak less and listen more’

  Stephen Hatfield, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Lewisville, shares this thoughts on ministry.

  06/14/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Voices: Justice looks like all our responsibility

  Rev. Debra Bell briefly outlines injustice experienced by Black Americans and calls all Christians to speak out for justice.

  06/14/2021 - By Rev. Debra Bell

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  Editorial: Who Southern Baptists are matters for Texas Baptists and me

  In light of continuing controversies, Southern Baptists need to ask themselves who they want to be, Editor Eric Black contends.

  06/09/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: A response to Gov. Abbott’s May 31 executive order

  Amos Humphries, a Central Texas pastor, voices his concern about Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent order related to housing unaccompanied migrant children.

  06/08/2021 - By Amos Humphries