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In 2001, South Carolina Baptist layman and veterinarian Roger Troutman stepped out of his comfort zone and traveled to Alaska to serve as a volunteer trail veterinarian for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, commonly referred to as The... Continue Reading »
Understandably, when Christians are asked to complete the sentence “God is ____,” virtually all will respond with “love” (1 John 4:8) rather than “a consuming fire” (Heb. 12:29). Yet, both are profoundly biblical — even essential to the Christian... Continue Reading »
Keeping in step with the competitive nature of my family, as kids my brother Samuel and I tried to outdo each other passing out gospel tracts. Mission teams visited my family overseas, and we’d prayer walk through neighborhoods, invite... Continue Reading »
Making the commitment to regularly attend and even become a member at a local church is one of the most positively influential decisions a college student can, and should, make. Many Christian college students spend their Sundays migrating from... Continue Reading »
Baptists must retain the historic Baptist distinctive of congregationalism, even as they recover the biblical office of pastor/elder. Conversations with two pastors in recent years alerted me to this dynamic. In each of their churches, only the pastor/elders voted... Continue Reading »
One of the more challenging aspects of the Christian apologetic task is defending Christianity against the objection that the gospel is exclusivist. Christian exclusivism means that the Christian faith is the only true faith, that Jesus Christ is the... Continue Reading »
If God wants us to believe in Him, why doesn’t He just reveal Himself already? You’ve probably heard someone ask that. Maybe you’ve asked it yourself. I have. This question is not new. In fact, Thomas voiced it when... Continue Reading »
In 1 Peter 3:15, the apostle instructs his readers to always be “ready at any time to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you” (CSB). That is the... Continue Reading »
One of the running motifs in Scripture is that God supplies the necessary resources for that which He commands. The Lord commanded the ancient Israelites to follow Him through the desert, and, in Exodus 15 and 16, He supplied... Continue Reading »
(Editor’s note: This was published in our June magazine prior to the SBC 2025 in Dallas.) A month out from the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting, there was only one known candidate for most offices of the Southern Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »
(Editor’s note: This was published in our June magazine prior to the SBC 2025 in Dallas.) The SBC Committee on Nominations has released its 2025 report in advance of the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting to be held June 10-11.... Continue Reading »
How will we remember the 2025 legislative session? On one hand, two significant, hard-fought and much-negotiated pieces of legislation made it to the governor’s desk. On the other hand, just 45 bills were enacted. That is a low number... Continue Reading »
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