Emily Blunt plays the title character in "Mary Poppins Returns," available on Netflix. DISNEY/Photo Michael Banks is a young widower facing eviction from his London home. That’s bad enough, but …

In recent weeks, millions of people have been discussing this question: Does Jesus still love Christians who have sex outside of marriage? You’re probably not aware of this …

Editor’s note: Sanchez will be leading a breakout session at  GO Georgia  called “Budget with Purpose.” Read his earlier Index columns on the topic here and here . …

My conversations with pastors tend to cover the typical subjects of church life, ministry in a changing culture, and who’s going to win the SEC this fall. And while all those are …

"America's Got Talent" is recommended for family viewing in July, though it's good to keep the remote handy. NBC/Photo Editor’s note: This monthly series, “5 Family-Friendly Things,” spotlights …

Motorists pull over to pick up money that had fallen out of an armored truck in Atlanta July 10. Screen grab courtesy WSB I've written before  about my experiences driving Atlanta's roads. It's …

By Cyndi Logsdon My years on the mission field were truly some the most fulfilling years of my life. They were joyful and life-giving. They were also tear-filled, stressful, and often …

Note: This is the first of a two-part commentary from Shorter University professor Randy Douglas on the biblical knowledge of students entering their first year of college . Closing …

Hernan Pinera/Flickr Most churches are not growing. Not every non-growing church gives evidence of the following faulty assumptions; nevertheless, many do, and these assumptions help us to understand …

By Anna Schaeffer If my life played out according to the plan designed by my childhood dreams, I would be married by now with a couple of kids, a car big enough to transport everyone to the beach, …

Illustration of Mary greeting Elizabeth WIKIPEDIA COMMONS/Special Paul Baxter had a tremendously thorough column about abortion dated June 27 in The Christian Index. I always read his column because …

The pastor announced to his peers, “It’s National Church Shopping Month!” I love the community at our coaching and consulting site on Church Answers. Over 1,600 church leaders …

There are a lot of debates about America. Who does it belong to? Where does it stand in the world? Where is it going?   The 4th of July may only signify one day, but the …

By Steve Playl BRISTOL, Tenn. (BP) — Picnics in the park, cookouts with families, visits to historic places, yardwork, parades down Main Street, extravagant pyrotechnic displays! Steve Playl These …

Getty Images Romans 13:8a says, “Owe no one anything except to love one another.” I know that debt is the “American Way." But just because it is what “Americans” do, that doesn’t mean we …

For half a century, the faithful parishioners of First Church of Christ in Unionville, Connecticut, had missed their steeple. First built in 1885, it had loomed above the town's center …

Miss Betty Maples left Albany in 1966. She had a station wagon full of children but not much else. Tommy, her oldest, was 15. Her youngest, Michael, had just turned two. Rudy, Marcia, Ann, and …

By Keith Shorter At the recent Southern Baptist Convention, pastor Chris Bolt stood at a microphone to ask Dr. Chuck Kelley a question. Keith Shorter Dr. Kelley is retiring as president of New …

The Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case said the  U.S. Constitution  was not meant to include American citizenship for black people, regardless of whether they were …

Editor’s note: Sanchez will be leading a breakout session at  GO Georgia  called “Budget with Purpose.” Read his earlier Index column on t he topic here. We all know people who …

With the summer officially in full mode, now is when many people finally get some time to read that book – or pile of books – staring at them from the end table.  Many of them are probably …

Over the years, I’ve met some great church staff members. I’ve also met some problematic ones, but they’ve hardly been numerous. Here are some of the characteristics I’ve seen in the best …

By Luis R. Lopez Editor's note: For an English version of this column, click here. SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. (BP) — Conocer a Cristo y confiarle a El nuestra vida nos asegura de una fuente inagotable de …

I’m very encouraged after speaking with state missionary Ricky Smith about  a new opportunity for Georgia Baptist students to learn about missions . If you have a personal stake in what kind …

There is a television show called "Brain Games" that conducts all sorts of fascinating experiments designed to reveal the interesting ways that our brains process reality. One of the …