Editorials - Baptist Standard

Editorial: Have conventions reached the end of their usefulness?

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

Editorial: SBC on the horns of a dilemma

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

Editorial: What part will we play in the hurt in our world?

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

Editorial: God’s joy shines through ‘imperfect’ minds and bodies

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

Editorial: How committed are Baptists to their principles?

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

Editorial: I knew one of the more than 600,000

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

Editorial: Would you help someone vote against you?

SB1 does not prohibit churches from serving their communities, but clarifies ways to serve them more, to walk the extra mile.

09/01/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

Editorial: How would an Afghan refugee fare in your church?

“Regardless of the circumstances leading refugees to reside among us, our task is to be obedient to what we know God expects of the church.”

08/25/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

Editorial: May we lament, and may we not look away

Editor Eric Black responds to the weight of these days—Afghanistan, Haiti, COVID-19 and resulting turmoil—with lament and a call to repent.

08/18/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

Editorial: Right now, schools need our awareness, compassion and grace

“We know every child will start the school year with some level of trauma.” So, how will we respond? Hopefully with compassion and grace.

08/11/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

Editorial: Personal responsibility doesn’t negate social responsibility

Editor Eric Black calls for exercising personal responsibility for the good of health care workers and unvaccinated children.

08/04/2021 - By Eric Black / Editor

Guest Editorial: Inspire emerging Latino leaders through higher education

Dr. Tony Miranda shares how he was inspired to pursue higher education and issues a call to inspire more Latinos to do the same.

07/28/2021 - By Dr. Tony Miranda