Gratitude takes practice for many of us. Editor Eric Black suggests three exercises for growing in gratitude.

11/23/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

Editor Eric Black shares some highlights and challenges from the 2021 BGCT annual meeting in Galveston.

11/17/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

Young adults will lead either inside the BGCT or outside it. Take your pick. The BGCT would be smart, however, to let them lead within.

11/10/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

Editor Eric Black contrasts our penchant for selecting influential people to lead us with those God often chose for leadership.

11/04/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

Editor Eric Black considers why Baptists—champions of religious liberty for centuries—are not of one mind on Texas’ Proposition 3.

10/27/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

Church members joined Editor Eric Black in expressing their appreciation for their pastors. How can you show appreciation for yours?

10/20/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

It’s a touchy question many don’t want to ask out loud and is answered best, not by default, but by being proactive.

10/13/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

Until Oct. 5, the Southern Baptist Convention was only contemplating the horns of a dilemma. Now, the SBC is on the horns. There is peril and possibility.

10/06/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

We don’t have to look far to see a lot of hurt in our world. Each of us will play a part in that hurt. What part will we play?

09/29/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

Amid so much bad and troubling news, three glimpses of God’s joy and wonder shone in places we generally don’t expect to find it.

09/22/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

Two recent tweets ignited the fire of principle. The two tweets seem disparate, but they converge at the point of Baptist principles.

09/15/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

Chances are good you knew one of the more than 600,000 people COVID-19 has taken just in the United States. Chances are good you are mourning.

09/07/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor