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Some think Christian worship is merely a crutch, but our worship is far more than a painkiller.
07/10/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
Pastors leave for lots of reasons—some positive and some not. Churches have a role in the good and bad and should take their role seriously.
07/02/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
A broken world full of broken relationships doesn’t just need love but a specific expression of love—reconciliation. It starts with Jesus.
06/26/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
Only 0.04 percent of Southern Baptists voted on a constitutional amendment barring women pastors. Editor Eric Black considers why.
06/19/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
Editor Eric Black presents a different view of Southern Baptists, the SBC and its annual meeting than many would expect.
06/12/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
Southern Baptists plan to champion religious freedom once again in a proposed resolution, but it presents a contradiction of the principle.
06/04/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
Southern Baptists might like the news reports and the op-eds about sexual abuse in the SBC to stop. But they’re not going to … for a while.
05/28/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
Last week, we republished an article that elicited quick responses from Baptist Standard readers wanting to know why we republished it. From the beginning of my tenure as executive director,…
05/21/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
Editor Eric Black’s conversation with ChatGPT this weekend left him unsettled. It started with the question: “What’s God’s will for my life?”
05/14/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
Being a mom is more. More what? More everything. In many cultures, the stereotypical mom cooks more, cleans more, tends more to the needs of the family and home—even if…
05/08/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
Undoubtedly, the Ten Commandments are important. So, how, when and where they are displayed ought to be done with the utmost care.
05/01/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
A couple turning points happened recently. One affects a few people. The other affects the whole world. What difference does it make?
04/24/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
