Opinion Column

THE CP STILL WORKS

By Paul Chitwood Executive Director, Kentucky Baptist Convention I received a letter recently from one of our International Mission Board missionaries who is taking the early retirement offer from the IMB but desires to return to the field. Without support from the IMB, the missionary is hoping to raise his own support from his network of relationships with pastors, associational directors of missions, and laypeople who might donate to his

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DAD PONDERS QUESTION, ‘IS CHRISTMAS DONE?’

By Todd Brady Vice President For University Ministries, Union University, Jackson Although 2015 Christmas celebrations are getting smaller and smaller in our rear view mirrors, a recent question by my toddler several weeks ago continues to linger in my head. On the first Friday in December, we gathered with friends for one of the holiday’s first Christmas parties. We enjoyed the tasty food and the great conversation. A unique twist

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REMINISCENCES OF A DECEASED FRIEND

By Chris Turner Director of Communications, Tennessee Baptist Convention An old and influential friend died Jan. 13 and the best way I know to honor my friend is to reminisce about the good times. My friend actually isn’t a person, it is – or was – the communications department of the International Mission board made up of extremely gifted people who became my friends. At one time, many of these

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NEWSPAPERS MOST EFFECTIVE IN PRINT, ONLINE

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector As a person who has spent the better part of his career and adult life in the production of newspapers, it is sad whenever I hear that a print publication has “bit the dust.” Such was the case last week  as I held the last print copy of the The Christian Index in my hand. The Christian Index has been in existence for

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DO YOU SUFFER FROM SPIRITUAL INERTIA?

By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director Winston Churchill could see the dark clouds gathering above Germany and drifting across Europe. It was the early 1930s and the future British Prime Minister repeatedly sounded the alarm at the growing German military might under the direction of Adolph Hitler. Churchill was often shouted down and ridiculed for what many considered much ado about nothing. The “British Bulldog” recognized his countrymen were

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GOD’S SPECIAL TOOLS

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector In 1981 I had been out of college for one year and was employed in the development office of Baptist College at Charleston (now Charleston Southern University) in South Carolina. I mostly edited their alumni publication but assisted with pamphlets and brochures and the dreaded “other duties as assigned.” One of those duties included being asked to assist the former Southern Baptist Education

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PRAYING FOR AN ISLAMIC SAUL

By David Evans TBC Evangelism Specialist We should be praying for the Islamic Saul to rise among their ranks. Over the past few years there have been so many terrorist attacks, public bombings, and mass shootings. At the center of the majority of these events are groups like ISIS, ISIL, and Al Qaeda. Terrorist groups. Groups that have one reason for existence — world domination through fear, power, and death.

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FIVE REFLECTIONS IN 2015 ABOUT OUR CONVENTION

By Ronnie Floyd President, Southern Baptist Convention In my final article in 2015 to our Southern Baptist family, I want to share five reflections. (1) We are a cross-generational convention. One of our unique strengths is that we are a cross-generational convention of churches. I was so encouraged to see more younger pastors and leaders at our annual meeting last June in Columbus, Ohio. I am convinced the more we

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WHEN IT LOOKS BLEAK, REMEMBER WHO WINS

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector In 2015, the issue of same-sex marriage took center stage. I doubt any of us will forget June 26, the day that the United States Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is protected under the Constitution and is now legal in all 50 states. Christians prayed for a different outcome but I think many of us felt that the Supreme Court ultimately would

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DO YOU NEED A MULLIGAN IN 2016?

By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director If you’ve ever played golf you are familiar with a golfer’s best friend: the mulligan. A mulligan is an extra stroke allowed after a poor shot, not counted on the scorecard. Usually all the players have agreed before the round that a mulligan is allowed. No, a mulligan is not professionally acceptable, but it has kept many an amateur from blowing an otherwise

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THE CP STILL WORKS

By Paul Chitwood Executive Director, Kentucky Baptist Convention I received a letter recently from one of our International Mission Board missionaries who is taking the

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