The Curious Angel Looks at Thanksgiving
Columnist Wade Paris explores the idea of gratitude by imagining a conversation between a curious angel and God as they peek in on several people on Thanksgiving Day.
Seeking Normal
There is so much uncertainty in our faith communities this year that it’s hard to imagine what life will look like when we get back to “normal.” But that’s exactly the stuff of our dreams.
Embrace the Uncertainty
With a global pandemic, social unrest, disrupted job markets, and all the other crazy things that continue to happen in our world, Columnist Terrell Carter notes that what’s next is the question we have all been asking.
A Legacy for Shepherds
Columnist Terrell Carter reflects on Matthew 9 and how Christians today are the new disciples with the staff of caring and healing having been passed to each of us now.
Voting Tools for Your Election Toolbox
Columnist Ken Satterfield rounds up helpful resources to help you with voting, with sites giving information on candidate positions, ballot initiatives, campaign finances, polling, fact-checking, and more.
Lessons from a Corn Maze
What if God uses a corn maze each fall to remind us how much we need each other? What if God uses the vibrant colors of the fall leaves to show us how to pay attention? What if God uses the brisk air to teach
Letter to the Editor: MBC Nominating Rules
Russell Jackson writes: The Missouri Baptist Convention’s “procedural” change in Nominating Committee rules is a major shift in substantive policy that should be voted on by the messengers themselves, not done in a back room by the MBC’s Executive Committee.
Living With Redemption
Columnist Greg Mamula reflects on the encounter in Luke 8.26-39 between Jesus and a Garasene community that included a man overwhelmed by the constant presence of a Legion of demons.
The Untruthfulness of Convenience
We live in a society of convenience and comfort that is unlike any society before us anywhere. So, to tell that unvarnished truth often doesn’t fit in with our lives of incredible comfort, affluence, and ease.
To Tell the Truth
Reflecting on a past experience, contemporary science, and biblical teachings, columnist Wade Paris writes about why we lie and, more importantly, why we should tell the truth.