April 8, 2024 Dear Editor: I am writing in response to “Netanyahu’s got to go but so do other obstacles to Mideast peace” by Erich Bridges, which itself is a response to Mark Wingfield’s “Netanyahu has turned Israel into an…
Letter to the Editor: Donald Trump is no Christian
December 21, 2023 Dear Editor: On numerous occasions, Donald Trump has disparaged our military. Concerning prisoners of war, Trump said about John McCain, “He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.” Concerning those…
Letter to the Editor: A rebuttal on ‘useful idiots’
December 6, 2023 Dear Editor: On November 28, 2023, Erich Bridges wrote an opinion piece in Baptist News Global arguing one should not participate in any demonstration calling for a cease-fire or an end to the Hamas-Israel war because, in…
Letter to the Editor: Why we’re leaving the SBC for now
August 31, 2023 Dear Editor: “The Southern Baptist Convention is a convention of churches that partner to take the gospel to the ends of the earth, plant churches and provide theological education for the benefit of the kingdom of God,”…
Letter to the Editor: No one has the authority to deliver absolution to Willie McLaurin
Dear Editor: The Willie McLaurin story came at a very bad time for the SBC, even though it would be hard to find a recent time without turmoil. After spending much of my career as an expert in fraud and…
Letter to the Editor: Gratitude for memory of Tom Graves
Dear Editor: It was with a significant sense of grief, and gratitude, that I read BNG’s recent article about the late Tom Graves. Having had the privilege of serving as president of the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond,…
Letter to the editor: Remembering better financial management at Southwestern
August 8, 2023 Dear Editor: As we shake our collective heads over more than $140 million in deficit spending by the previous two administrations of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Southern Baptists must know the story of one of Southwestern’s great unsung…
Letter to the Editor: ‘The unforced rhythms of grace’
July 26, 2023 Dear Editor: In yesterday’s BNG, Mark Wingfield and Amber Wylde wrote: “The church needs a better story than living in fear” and one of them uses the phrase “the unforced rhythms of living in grace.” “Church” is…
Letter to the Editor: Kudos all around for Baptist News Global
Letter to the Editor February 2, 2023 Dear Editor: It is refreshing to read well-written, unbiased articles about things in life that truly matter. You and the team at BNG always do that. I was initially motivated to write this…