As messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) 2013 Annual Meeting convened last week, there had never been a better time to be a Southern Baptist. How could I say that in the face of so many significant challenges? The growing list of today’s challenges includes America’s acceptance of same-sex “marriage,” a new ease of

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Every so often, the Baptist Messenger publishes a special insert called Messenger Insight. The set of articles, which feature experts and leaders on select topics, are designed to create focus on a single issue that is important to the church today. Previous topics include “Evidence for the Resurrection of Christ” and “Exploring the Christian Worldview.”

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After a long, painful public battle, the Boy Scouts of America has succumbed to the demands of gay-rights groups to welcome openly homosexual young men into their ranks. Many wonder what this will do to the long-term viability of the storied boys’ organization. Many others are wondering what this will mean for society as a

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In Oklahoma, all you have to say is “April 19” or “May 3,” and people know exactly what you mean. Many say we now can add to this list of traumatic events in the state’s history the date “May 20.” Each of these tragic events—the Murrah Building bombing and the Moore tornadoes of 1999 and

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”The Great Gatsby,” a movie based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic, earned more than $50 million in its opening weekend. What a fitting wad of cash Americans spent on this movie, which is based on the 1920s fictional tale of “Jay Gatsby.” Movie reviewers say that while much of the film’s dialogue is based

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From groceries to prescription drugs, a carton of eggs to Christmas gifts, you can get almost anything at a local pharmacy these days. Sadly, we can add one item to that list: an abortion. This is the result of a Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) policy that allows over-the-counter access to the so-called morning-after pill,

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