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Guest Viewpoint: Let’s stop millennial bashing

The Internet lit up recently with outrage when a 20-something woman complained about how hard it was to live in San Francisco, because her job didn’t pay her enough. The post, directed toward the woman’s employer, Yelp, caused many... Continue Reading »

Viewpoint: Your Children & Same-Sex Marriage

Some Christian parents wonder how to explain to their small children the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage. How does one teach about the law and the controversy without exposing one’s children to more than they can handle? First... Continue Reading »

America’s Changing Religious Landscape: Is Christianity Dying?

Christianity is dying. At least that’s what major newspapers are telling us today, culling research from a new Pew Research Center study on what almost all sociologists are observing these days — the number of Americans who identify as... Continue Reading »

Viewpoint: What should the church say to Bruce Jenner?

In the 1970s Bruce Jenner seemed to have it all — fame, wealth, admiration. He was an Olympic star, so popular in American culture that he was reputedly considered for the roles of both Superman and James Bond. Now,... Continue Reading »

U.S. Supreme Court

Why I Hate Sanctity of Human Life Sunday (and Why I Love It Too)

(Editor’s note: This year, Southern Baptists will observe Sanctity of Human Life Sunday on Jan. 19.) As we approach the 41st anniversary of the infamous Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, churches in my tradition will observe Sanctity of... Continue Reading »

Viewpoint: Martin Luther King Jr.’s preaching

This week the nation marks 50 years since the 1963 March on Washington. The most famous moment of that historic event is, of course, the speech by Martin Luther King Jr., now one of the most iconic speeches in... Continue Reading »

Viewpoint: Explaining the marriage debate to children

With the Supreme Court’s gay marriage decisions all over the news, some Christian parents wonder how they ought to explain all of this to their small children. I’ve faced the same question as my children have asked, “What is... Continue Reading »

Viewpoint: Why Calvinists and Arminians (and those in between) can unite for religious liberty

Next week my denomination will meet, days after a special committee tasked with seeking unity between Calvinists and non-Calvinists in the Southern Baptist Convention issued a report to SBC Executive Committee President Frank Page. The report concludes what I’ve... Continue Reading »