HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — While Baptists may not be able to claim sole credit as the originators of ideas such as religious liberty and the modern missionary movement, the denomination’s identification with common folk has often helped Baptists become “popularizers” of these and of other significant ideas,
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A former Southern Baptist Convention officer called the murder of a controversial abortion provider in Kansas an answer to prayer, and he told a talk show host he also is praying for President Obama to die. An SBC official insists most Southern Baptist are
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A good friend and colleague, Greg Warner (most recently executive editor of Associated Baptist Press), and I recently made a journalistic pilgrimage of sorts. We tracked down the grave and an impressive memorial to abolitionist editor Elijah P. Lovejoy in Alton (Illi,) City Cemetery.
Well-told stories can be powerful and engaging. They grab listeners from woolgathering and daydreaming and bring them back to the message. I would much rather hear about the Good Samaritan that read about the theology behind it. Wouldn’t you?
Missouri is a land of giants. Baptist giants. Lots of them. Many are deceased, but many are very much alive.