FIRST-PERSON: Homeschooling as a fundamental right of parents
Columnist Gary Ledbetter says an asylum case involving a German family in the U.S. is raising a serious question: Does our government believe homeschooling is a fundamental right?
FIRST-PERSON: Self-control, obesity and stress
As a fellow struggler, I approach the issue of health and fitness with caution. I'm too large and inactive, and I sometimes let worry and stress rob me, and those around me, of joy. So how do I write about the subject without being a hypocritical nag?
FIRST-PERSON: Our man in Alpharetta
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)--The announcement of Kevin Ezell as the new president of the Southern Baptist North American Mission Board answers a couple of important questions for our denomination.
FIRST-PERSON: Think twice before hitting ‘send’
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)--Having graduated from two seminaries and a Bible college, I've attended a lot of chapels.
FIRST-PERSON: Eschatology does matter
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)--Thirty years ago I asked a group of college students what book of the Bible they would like to study at a home Bible study I led each week.
Resurgence, Texas-style
DALLAS (BP)--Last November, messengers to the 10th anniversary of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention annual meeting passed a resolution that defines "Great Commission Resurgence" pretty well.
The sting of death
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)--"I'm not scared of dyin,' and I don't really care. If it's peace you find in dyin,' well then let the time be near."
Criswell trustees lay rumor to rest
DALLAS (BP)–A rumor that Criswell College, started in 1975 by First Baptist Church of Dallas, would become part of nearby Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary was laid to rest by the college’s trustees during their regularly scheduled board meeting April 10. As the college and the church continue to discuss their future relationship, some had suggested […]
What’s news?
DALLAS (BP)--According to the Associated Press, the deranged man who murdered people at the Youth With A Mission center in Denver and then at New Life Church in Colorado Springs left a message, one apparently borrowed from the Columbine murderers.
SBTC initiative: child abuse prevention
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)--With the goal of providing "safety for children and integrity for ministries," the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention has reached an agreement with Child Guard Systems of Richardson, Texas, to recognize it as a service provider to assist SBTC churches in this critical area.
