The voice of hyper-partisan politics calls for us to seek our own interests. The voice of Jesus calls us to “look not only to [your] own interests, but also to the interests of others” (Philippians 2:4).

The church offers the world something unique and irreplaceable. People may encounter God in their backyard, but they are still missing something that happens only in the church.

Too many of us have grown apathetic and weak in our apathy, giving ourselves over to believing the world is a hopeless place. What should I do when I feel the overwhelming weight of all I carry with me?

BGCT leaders touted the unity and diversity reflected in the gathering; yet the unity was a reflection of conformity achieved at the November 2016 meeting by sending some of the “family” packing.

Pastors associating with the BGCT for convictional reasons face a challenge. Many BGCT pastors do not feel at home in either the Southern Baptist Convention or the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, the two national Baptist bodies connected to BGCT churches.

Jake Raabe chooses five Christian books that have changed his life, ranging from works by Augustine to Bonhoeffer to Graham.

Even when in their nineties, Bob Ellis’ parents are still teaching him what it means to follow Christ and live well.

Is preaching worship? Is preaching teaching? Or is preaching … preaching? Jake Raabe considers the role of the sermon.

An abandoned church reminds Ryan Vanderland that God still loves his bride, despite her many imperfections.

Being “relevant” focuses all of our attention on the whims of the now and the uncertainty of the future. It causes us to only see the past and those who led in the past as hindrances rather than examples and people with gifts our body needs now.

Both the Southern Baptist Convention and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will be holding their annual meetings this week. For all of the theological foci that divide the two groups, one topic will inevitably be broached at both meetings: what it means for Christians to talk about justice.

Even though a primary issue of the SBC conservative resurgence’s commitment to biblical inerrancy was women’s leadership and submission, perhaps the recent revelations about abuses of power and the objectification and silencing of women can be an impetus for reexamining what some think to be a very clear teaching of the Bible.