by Joe LaGuardia | Jan 5, 2016 | Opinion
Slavery, discrimination and contemporary conflicts surrounding race did not suddenly appear out of nowhere. So argued Karen Woods, associate pastor of missions at Trinity Baptist Church in Conyers, Georgia, in her thesis on race relations in the local church, written...
by Dennis Bickers | Jan 4, 2016 | Opinion
Some people like to look back at this time of the year and note all the things they accomplished in the previous year. If they stayed busy and had some measure of success, the year is considered successful. I think it’s better to measure our activity by how well...
by Mark Tidsworth | Dec 31, 2015 | Opinion
Sufficient trust between congregation and pastor greases the wheels for movement in the church. Insufficient trust coats those same wheels with rust, slowing progress toward missional engagement and life-giving activity. While much attention is given to enhancing the...
by Griff Martin | Dec 30, 2015 | Opinion
Our high school students and I act out and focus on one particular biblical narrative, typically from the gospels, on Sunday evenings. This is one of our regular small group meeting activities, as we seek to understand better the meaning of the passage we are...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 29, 2015 | Opinion
Those who deny the reality of global warming are having an increasingly harder time of it as much of the country basks in 70+ degree temperatures during the week after Christmas. Thunderstorms and heavy spring-like rains tracked across the South, while Christmas Eve...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 29, 2015 | News, Opinion
MEDIA RELEASE December 29, 2015 Baptists Today news journal to re-brand as expanded bimonthly Nurturing Faith Journal with new features, upgraded web presence MACON, Ga. — The autonomous, national news journal Baptists...
