Opinion
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Black Baptist women in ministry and the principality of patriarchy – Baptist News Global
As we march into Women’s History Month, I’ve been thinking about women in ministry, particularly Black Baptist women in ministry.…
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Reclaiming ‘Oberlinism” could bring some redemption – Baptist News Global
Evangelicals are in trouble in the land of the free and the home of the Trump golden statue, that 6-foot…
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Are we (still) on the same team?
While playing basketball when I was young, I often heard: “Same team! Same team!” I, in turn, yelled the admonition…
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Repressing my sexual orientation cost me my health — permanently – Baptist News Global
I can’t remember what it feels like to not be in pain. It’s been years since I’ve had the energy…
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How I learned to care about social justice growing up Southern Baptist in Oklahoma – Baptist News Global
“How did you come to have a passion for social justice issues?” That was one of the questions put to…
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Finding charity amidst the chaos one year into the coronavirus pandemic – Baptist News Global
One year ago in The Christian Citizen, we published the first in a series of articles on ministry responses to…
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Joy in keeping Hardin-Simmons alumni connected
Britt Jones is the executive director of alumni special programs and trustee relations at Hardin-Simmons University, having served HSU 26…
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Four practical ways to engage opponents with grace
Let’s start with some good news. The late Alex Trebek’s TV wardrobe was donated to men who are homeless or leaving jail.…
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Maybe your church needs a minister of loneliness – Baptist News Global
I deliver Meals on Wheels on Fridays. My routes vary, but the people I serve tend to be older, low-income,…
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How slavery still shapes the world of white evangelical Christians – Baptist News Global
Without meaning to do so, Henry Louis Gates’ two-part series on “The Black Church” dramatically exposed the gaping chasm that…
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