By Mark Wingfield Graduate recognition Sunday at church always makes me a bit teary. I held it together this year, but only by a thread, even though I was the one voicing the prayer of blessing in morning worship today….
Fifty years from now
What might it mean to be a Baptist Christian at the mid-point of the 21st century? I’m hesitant to try and answer such a question. In my experience, actual developments over time usually take unanticipated forms. If someone 50 years…
SBC leader rejects Boy Scout compromise
By Bob Allen The Southern Baptist Convention’s top official for moral concerns is urging the Boy Scouts of America to reject a proposal next week to drop its ban on youth members who are gay. Richard Land, head of the…
Remember infertility on Mother’s Day
This Sunday dads will wake up extra early to make their wives breakfast in bed, or at least a good cup of strong coffee. Children will work diligently during their Sunday school hour cutting out yellow-and-pink paper flowers or finger…
Minister: gay marriage not Baptist fight
By Bob Allen An American Baptist leader in Illinois says clergy opponents of same-sex marriage violate Baptist principles by asking the government to impose their religious beliefs on everyone else. Larry Greenfield, executive minister of the American Baptist Churches of…
Minister says gay marriage not Baptist fight
By Bob Allen An American Baptist leader in Illinois says clergy opponents of same-sex marriage violate Baptist principles by asking the government to impose their religious beliefs on everyone else. Larry Greenfield, executive minister of the American Baptist Churches of…
Cal Baptist lawsuit moves forward
By Bob Allen California Baptist University lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a transgender former student expelled after revealing on MTV’s “True Life” that she is biologically male. Domaine Javier, 26, filed a lawsuit Feb. 25 accusing…
Military asked to clarify proselytizing ban
By Bob Allen Two Southern Baptist Convention leaders issued a statement May 6 asking the military to clarify what it means by making “proselytizing” a punishable offense. Kevin Ezell, head of the SBC North American Mission Board, which oversees chaplains,…
Vote to retain church brings backlash
By Robert Dilday A Virginia Baptist association’s March vote not to oust a church for ordaining a gay minister has prompted a number of members to leave or consider doing so, renewing suggestions that the congregation at the center of…