Note: Updated at 1:56 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 3. Not seeing an SBC approaching death Merle Haggard once wrote in a song “I’m 41 years old and I ain’t got no place to go when it’s …

There are two movie franchises for which I’m a total, unapologetic homer – Jason Bourne and Mission:Impossible. When one comes out, I’m headed to the theatre. So, last week my wife and I went …

I've read with dismay several editorials by Index Editor Dr. Gerald Harris over recent months. I hesitate to speak up because I know that he is held in high regard by so many. I know that there are …

I’m afraid it happens. The congregation we once loved has brought pain, and it’s hard – if not impossible – to love them now. If that’s where you are, here are some suggestions I pray will …

Following the 1990 Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans a host of conservative Baptists converged on the Café du Monde to celebrate another victory for the cause of biblical inerrancy. …

This week I heard a pastor, when asked about the longevity of his ministry, say he had started pastoring when he was 19 years old and a senior in high school. He then said, “You can ask them and me …

Swarthmore College was founded in 1864 in Swarthmore, PA. While private, it is an example of those institutions like Tufts University, also private, referred to by Senior Editor Gerald Harris in …

Paige Patterson’s Baptist lineage runs deep like the taproots of a Shumard Red Oak tree along the Brazos River in Texas. His grandfather was a Texas preacher as well as his father, T.A. Patterson, …

Recently I walked down Memory Lane when I preached a Homecoming Service in a church located in the northern reaches of Kentucky’s bluegrass, just minutes north of the Ark Encounter.  I had …

There were some wonderful hymns written long before the 1940 edition of The Broadman Hymnal. Many more have been written since. But that old green hymnal that I grew up with remains my favorite. …

By Thom Rainer In a previous post , I asserted that a revitalization wave is about to come to our churches, and I am really serious and optimistic about it. In that article, I shared how churches …

Advertisements on London buses of Franklin Graham's crusade this fall were pulled after complaints. The ads said, "Time for Hope." SAMARITANS PURSE/Special Rev. Franklin Graham is headed to England …

Since I am a senior citizen, I am always encouraged by those in my peer group who excel in life. The most recent example of elder excellence is JoAnne Carner. She is 79 years old, the oldest golfer …

My dad was a master gardener. We always had good, fresh vegetables during the summer. We had a clear division of labor in our house, too. My dad grew the food, my mom cooked it, and I ate it. Soon …