Soon, the news coverage of Moore will be gone. Caring people from out of state will return home, and even Oklahomans will return to their lives before they were so dramatically affected May 19 in Shawnee and May 20 in Moore. We are grateful for their every caring act. People in Oklahoma and across our

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“Blessed Assurance, Jesus is mine, Oh what a foretaste of glory divine, Heir of salvation…” Baptists have resounded this refrain for many years. It brings comfort to their souls and reflects their confidence that this is God’s promise. The answers to two questions help explain this belief: When I become a Christian, how do I

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For centuries, Baptist Confessions of Faith have entitled their understanding of election as “God’s Purpose of Grace.” In fact, these historic confessions of faith are not only in agreement, but they also have used nearly the exact wording of that article for almost two centuries. Article V of the BF&M 2000 (like Article V—1963 BF&M;

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The cross is the historic symbol of the Christian Faith. Crosses are seen on churches, in jewelry, and in many other materials. They are made by human hands, and have no intrinsic power, but they are no ordinary symbol for the Christian. The cross has inspired many to be faithful to God. We know that

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Hymms and songs can often communicate clearly and powerfully our Christian beliefs and experience. There is an example of a hymn that is well known to many of us. The pastor who wrote this historic hymn was once a slave-ship captain. While he was a pastor he became blind. The old church building where he

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We human beings are most preoccupied with ourselves. Our efforts to define ourselves are numerous. Today, defining issues of gender and sexuality are nothing short of consuming. Of great significance is the question of whether are we the mere product of a random Darwinian process, or do we have a soul, possess an innate spiritual

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