The following commentary is an additional resource for this week's Sunday School lesson written by John Yarbrough.  “Why am I even here? Why do I exist?” This is a question that …

I was at the much-heralded Southern Baptist Convention in Dallas in 1985. Gregory Wills, professor of church history and dean of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, called the 1985 annual meeting …

Note: The Index welcomes letters and commentary from Georgia Baptists on the recent decision by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary trustees regarding former president Paige Patterson. …

As a young pastor, only a few years out of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, I was excited to accept the call to serve a small church in Durant, Oklahoma. The church had been a strong, …

Note: The Index welcomes letters and commentary from Georgia Baptists on the recent decision by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary trustees regarding former president Paige Patterson. I …

Note: The Index welcomes letters and commentary from Georgia Baptists on the recent decision by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary trustees regarding former president Paige Patterson. I …

Psalm 42:11 “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.” …

Have attitudes shifted toward gay marriages? Last August Macon’s First Baptist Church of Christ, a church aligned with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, voted to allow same-sex marriage …

Diversity is always a positive experience only if it is accompanied with respect, understanding, gratitude, and hope. It is not a surprise to any of us that the United States has become a highly …

On May 13 the United States Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision ruled, “Congress can regulate sports gambling directly, but if it elects not to do so, each state is free to act on its own. Our job is …

By Thom Rainer Church bylaws are a necessity, both from a legal and an organizational perspective. They provide the framework from which the organization exists and operates. Thom Rainer So, hear me …

Reverend Arthur B. Hosea was a remarkable man in my youthful eyes. I was around 10 years old when he became our interim pastor at Harmony Baptist Church. He had served as pastor of First Baptist …

By Terry Sharp NASHVILLE (BP) — I have many memories from growing up in East Tennessee. On hot summer days my friends and I would walk to the local grocery store to buy soft serve ice cream cones. …

I planted a garden this year. Even though I am 53 years old, I still like to play in the dirt. I like to cultivate things. It’s not a large garden by any means, but it’s mine. What do you …

As we prepare to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Israel's independence (May 14, 2018) we need to explain to others, and to remind ourselves, why many evangelicals fervently support Israel and the …

If Southern Baptists were as zealous to share the message of salvation, as they are to hurl words of condemnation and denunciation at one another, life would be more peaceful, our ministries would be …

Summer’s coming. You can tell by the Facebook posts from parents requesting info on summer camps, Vacation Bible Schools, and other various options to keep their kids busy. Along with plugging …

John and Shirley Harris I have never claimed to be very smart. In fact, I don’t even know how I got this job as editor of The Christian Index. However, like the guy on the Farmers Insurance …

My point in this blog is not to argue the “rightness” or the “wrongness” of these statements. Instead, it’s just to show some things I’ve heard young pastors say that led to difficulties …

John Marty and Scott Dibble, Democratic state senators from Minnesota, are opposed to a bill asking schools to display posters with the words “In God We Trust.” Marty took the matter a step …

My daughters and son decided to watch their brother's baseball game, which ended around 9:30 p.m., from on top of our van while I was in the stands. Yes, normally they would have been home but …

By Nathan Lorick ENGLEWOOD, CO (BP) — It's a great day to be a Southern Baptist! We are the largest Protestant denomination in America on mission to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth. We …

I like Sarah Huckabee Sanders and think she is an honest, straightforward White House press secretary; and I did not like the way Michelle Wolf skewered her at the recent White House …

Eight weeks of preparation can go into an event like First Baptist Kingsland's recent Harvest Crusade. And through that as well as God moving among the crowd, many prayed to receive Christ, said …

I was at a restaurant with a group of Baptist men several years ago. It was a convivial time of fun and frivolity for the most part, but during the course of the conversation one of the men told a …