Two weeks ago, John McArthur and a group of his associates met in Dallas to draft a statement entitled “Social Justice & The Gospel.” The statement, while intended to shore up the ethics of Scripture against alien agendas, is well-intended but misses the mark.

In keeping with our desire to inform, inspire and challenge people to live like Jesus, Baptists Preaching is an attempt to provide a selection of important sermons preached in Texas Baptist churches and, over time, to create a repository of Baptist preaching for future study and research.

I think one of the most underrated achievements of the Lord is the creation of flavor. He didn’t have to create flavors. He could have designed food was strictly for sustenance, completely bland and with no enjoyable qualities whatsoever.

Jerry Joplin, director of missions for the Lubbock Area Baptist Association in Lubbock, Texas, shares his background and thoughts on church and ministry.

While the entire country finds itself in a quandary searching for answers, people of faith mourn the loss of a servant of God.

At one time, the song “Jesus Can Work It Out” was a staple in many churches. The lyrics harken to a time when toes tapped, hands clapped and hearts yielded….

Things must be going really well for a church to have time to debate what Jesus meant by the story of the sheep and the goats or the Good Samaritan.

Social justice has become a current hot topic in American Christianity. Debates over its meaning, biblical basis and application to church life have caused significant hurt, anger and frustration.

In China, right now, no faith group is facing more persecution than the Uighur Muslims. For a Christian, an evangelical, and especially a Baptist—this is unacceptable.

This month marks the seventeenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. I was only a sophomore in high school in 2001, but 9/11 will probably be the defining moment in my lifetime.

Chris Robeson, director of missions for the Gregg Baptist Association in Longview, Texas, shares his background and thoughts on church and ministry.

Just when I thought I had seen gambling operators pull every trick in the book, a commercial poker club in Austin sued another commercial poker club in San Antonio.