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  Voices: Opportunity for unity in God’s kingdom

  God’s kingdom is now—and will certainly be in its fullness—comprised of a rich diversity of believers and traditions. If our Christian faith fails to embody this, then whose cause are we advancing?

  11/21/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: A hope for overcoming racial and ethnic division

  “A Declaration in Support of Multi-Ethnic Churches and Racial Healing” calls upon churches to transcend barriers that so easily divide Christians.

  11/21/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: Communion, shared meals bridge post-election chasms

  In this fractious time, healing begins at the communion table and in communion around tables in the fellowship hall.

  11/17/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: If you speak of sexual sin, speak of rape

  I am here to proclaim without doubt the primary sexual sin of our time is assault. Assault is absolutely contrary to all our Christian values.

  11/16/2016 - By Kyndall Rae Rothaus

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  Voices: My view of the mics—gender and generational divides

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas’ debate over convention membership based upon churches’ response to LGBT relationships revealed generational and gender divides that may spell the end of the state convention.

  11/16/2016 - By Eric Black

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  Voices: Confession vs. creed

  If Texas Baptists continue to be a confessional people, we must consider the ramifications of the lines we draw for partnership, affiliation and fellowship. Now is an important time to consider what it means to be a Baptist.

  11/12/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: Confusing conformity with cooperation

  When creedalism demands conformity, who says where the lines are drawn? Will conventions define faith for local churches? Or will congregations of faithful Christians cooperate together, trusting that Christ is the Lord of life and death?

  11/11/2016 - By Garrett Vickrey

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  Voices: Government, God and radical hospitality

  Whether we believe government is evil, neutral or a force for good, maybe being “wise as serpents” means using it to empty ourselves of our savior complex, so that we can practice the radical hospitality Jesus calls us to.

  11/09/2016 - By Craig Nash

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  Voices: Harsh words and the state of our hearts

  What we say and how we say it matters. Jesus tells us, “Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.” What do your words and the way in which you say those words say about the state of your heart?

  11/09/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: Rethinking church and American politics in a fractious election year

  God can work through whoever Americans elect as president, and claiming otherwise, no matter how much we dislike a candidate, is claiming a limitation on the power of God.

  11/09/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: Knees bowed and hands high—how to live in a fear-driven culture

  Even when we fear, we can be sure God will magnificently exceed our expectations—to his everlasting honor and to our everlasting joy.

  11/02/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Voices: Baptists, remember your history in 2016

  Baptists were born out of a reaction against the mingling of religion and political power, which doesn’t work out well for anybody for very long. Christianity is designed in such a way that it does not need “power” of this sort to survive and grow.

  10/26/2016 - By Jake Raabe