by Frank Broome | Jun 22, 2016 | Opinion
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Georgia held our spring general assembly at the First Baptist Church in Athens, Georgia, a little over 18 years ago. I had been on the job as executive coordinator for six months and was, of course, hopeful that the meeting would...
by Colin Harris | Jun 21, 2016 | Opinion
Our collective dismay and compassion for victims and for our human family in general is immediate and profound in the aftermath of such horrific events as the Orlando shooting. Some have observed that we as a society are more “together” than any other time...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 20, 2016 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce The Georgia Baptist Mission Board is on a mission. But it may not be the one you’d expect. A recent letter to pastors of affiliated churches from J. Robert White, executive director of the statewide Southern Baptist organization long known as the...
by Dennis Bickers | Jun 20, 2016 | Opinion
Much talk about the state of the local church today is negative. As some look at declining attendance and giving statistics, they wonder if the church will continue to exist much longer. It would be a big mistake to count the church out. After all, Jesus Christ said...
by Michael Cheuk | Jun 17, 2016 | Opinion
Today is the first anniversary of the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. On June 17, 2015, nine black members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, including Pastor Clementa Carlos Pinckney, were gunned down by a visitor during a Wednesday night Bible...
by Chuck Summers | Jun 17, 2016 | Opinion
It seems like Christians, who have been explicitly called to love one another and to work together for the Kingdom of God, spend an inordinate amount of time fussing and fighting. This happens in both individual churches and also denominations. Sometimes the things...
