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Americans value freedom but there are differences on what it means

America’s 250th birthday prompted researchers at Navigator to ask Americans how they define America, patriotism and what our country should aspire to. The result was 82% of Americans across all generations saying they believe freedom is an extremely important value,...

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FBC Huntsville announces pastor nominee

A prominent Cooperative Baptist Fellowship church in Alabama will vote on a new pastor Feb. 7. A pastor search committee at First Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ala., is recommending Travis Collins, a veteran pastor now serving on staff with the…

The aging of grief

Death doesn’t just rob us of a sibling, spouse or child right now; the loss is permanent. Last week marked the 46th anniversary of the death of my 16-year-old brother, Dennis, in a car accident. Forty-six years. If you think…

What about Evangeliphobia?

At the Vital Conversations meeting that I mentioned in my previous blog article, one of the participants asked if anyone had read the novel Christian Nation. No one had been reading it for the last several days. It is an…

CBF to vote on new plan for funding global missions

Proposed changes to CBF governing documents include revisions to a 25-year-old open meetings bylaw. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly will vote on a proposal to support the long-term presence of field personnel through its annual offering for global missions….

Former congressman heads Feed the Children

Former Congressman J.C. Watts takes over today (Feb. 1) as president and CEO of Feed the Children, a nonprofit relief ministry based in Oklahoma City. Watts, an ordained Baptist minister who served four terms in the House of Representatives representing…