The Road Back to Integrity Must Begin in Our Churches

The value of character and integrity looms largest in their absence. Thank Wall Street for that important lesson. If you doubt it, think for just a moment about some of the names in the news this year–Adelphia, Arthur Andersen, Enron, WorldCom. When the scandals...

Plagiarism Hurts Cause of CBF, Women Ministers

A Cooperative Baptist Fellowship leader’s pulpit plagiarism packed a powerful punch, delivering black eyes to her organization and to the cause of women ministers. Reba Cobb, the CBF’s resources coordinator, preached a sermon titled “The Bent-Over...

Where’s Revival in SBC? Evangelist Asks

ST. LOUIS–“Conservative resurgence” has not produced revival in the Southern Baptist Convention, evangelist Freddie Gage said at the conclusion of the first session of the SBC annual meeting June 11. “I can remember in 1979 in Houston, Texas,...