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  Guest editorial: ‘Anything less than God’s vision is inadequate’

  Seeing Jesus is a powerful image in the New Testament. But for up to 80 percent of all congregations, God’s vision eludes them.

  10/15/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  2nd Opinion: Church ministry is like growing potatoes on Mars

  During a conversation about the changes and challenges of church work, Bill Wilson, director of the Center for Healthy Churches, made a comment that summarized thoughts simmering in my mind. He said, “Ministry in the 21st century is like growing potatoes on Mars.”

  10/15/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: Rethinking what we learned from Bill Cosby

  Lately, I’ve had to revisit the lessons Bill Cosby’s TV persona, Heathcliff Huxtable, taught me about being a dad. How do we weigh their value in light of the obscenity of Cosby’s apparent abuses?

  10/15/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  El Paso: Moving toward a culture that encourages evangelism

  Student Missions Blog: Recently, I have been excited to see how some of the culture at our Baptist Student Ministry has shifted towards evangelism.

  10/13/2015 - By Ken Camp

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  Kathy Hillman: ‘And they lived happily ever after…’

  Advising college students allows glimpses into their romances. Elaborate marriage proposals are trending.

  10/12/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Wales: Outside my control, and that’s good

  On a recent night, I was riding in a car with my co-worker Ryan and a few new friends. One is from Scotland, one is from the Manchester area, and one is from Northern Ireland.

  10/09/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Right or Wrong? Irrelevant outreach

  When we discuss outreach, we describe why people have marginal connection to our church. But we almost never talk about issues common to all people, much less what to do about them. Does our approach diminish the gospel?

  10/09/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Down Home: Give God room to work, even on the patio

  “You know, you could just take ’em down,” Joanna told me, demonstrating yet again my wife is both smarter and more practical than I.

  10/09/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Letters: Muslim presidential candidate ‘must make a choice’

  “It seems to me that any American Muslim who seeks to become president of our nation must make a choice between the ideals of Islam and the ideals of our Constitution.”

  10/09/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: However you see immigration, you can help

  By the slimmest of margins, Americans believe immigrants benefit our country.

  10/09/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Kingsville: Depths 2015

  Student Missions Blog: Depths 2015 was the name of our fall retreat this year at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. The retreat offered students opportunities to dive deeper into their relationship with God and learn more about who God really is and what he desires us to do.

  10/07/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Kathy Hillman: ‘Up With the Purple’

  Purple always has been my favorite color. When I chose purple as a tiny girl, I didn’t know its significant association with piety, royalty, wounded U.S. soldiers or even Woman’s Missionary Union.

  10/05/2015 - By John Rutledge