Few issues in our culture have changed as rapidly over the last fifty years as our understanding of men and women. Questions that previous generations considered obvious are now fiercely debated. What does it mean to be a man? What does it mean to be a woman? Are men and women fundamentally different, or are those differences merely the product of culture and expectation? And if there are differences, do those differences have any implications for the home, the church, or society?
Read MoreI left the 2026 Southern Baptist Convention extremely encouraged. What we saw was a convention of churches eager to reach their neighbors with the good news of the Gospel and joyfully committed to standing on their biblical convictions. Our encouragement may be surprising to some who have only interacted with this year's convention through news headlines or articles...
Read MoreLast week at the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) meeting in Indianapolis, on a few occasions, it felt like I was living through the lyrics of the song by the English punk rock band The Clash, “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” In conversations with pastors and messengers at the SBC, the question I heard most often regarding their churches and affiliation with the convention was, “Should we stay or should we go?” It was a question of whether to stay in the SBC or leave the denomination entirely.
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