This week I heard a pastor, when asked about the longevity of his ministry, say he had started pastoring when he was 19 years old and a senior in high school. He then said, “You can ask them and me …

Swarthmore College was founded in 1864 in Swarthmore, PA. While private, it is an example of those institutions like Tufts University, also private, referred to by Senior Editor Gerald Harris in …

Paige Patterson’s Baptist lineage runs deep like the taproots of a Shumard Red Oak tree along the Brazos River in Texas. His grandfather was a Texas preacher as well as his father, T.A. Patterson, …

Recently I walked down Memory Lane when I preached a Homecoming Service in a church located in the northern reaches of Kentucky’s bluegrass, just minutes north of the Ark Encounter.  I had …

There were some wonderful hymns written long before the 1940 edition of The Broadman Hymnal. Many more have been written since. But that old green hymnal that I grew up with remains my favorite. …

By Thom Rainer In a previous post , I asserted that a revitalization wave is about to come to our churches, and I am really serious and optimistic about it. In that article, I shared how churches …

Advertisements on London buses of Franklin Graham's crusade this fall were pulled after complaints. The ads said, "Time for Hope." SAMARITANS PURSE/Special Rev. Franklin Graham is headed to England …

Since I am a senior citizen, I am always encouraged by those in my peer group who excel in life. The most recent example of elder excellence is JoAnne Carner. She is 79 years old, the oldest golfer …

My dad was a master gardener. We always had good, fresh vegetables during the summer. We had a clear division of labor in our house, too. My dad grew the food, my mom cooked it, and I ate it. Soon …

Evidently, many people who work at the University of Wyoming only recently realized their mascot was a Cowboy. I lived in Cheyenne, 50 miles east of the University of Wyoming, from 1999-2001. …

So many people today seem to have moved beyond the need of church in their lives. Church seems no longer to be relevant to them. This article is a guide to the believer in moving beyond church, not …

The FIFA quarterfinals are over, leaving four teams remaining to compete for the 2018 World Cup. The four final teams are Belgium, France, England, and Croatia, but these soccer teams may not be …

thinkstockphotos.com Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy recently announced his retirement from the Supreme Court of the United States. Justice Kennedy occupied a pivotal and often decisive role …

David and Dale Clemons live just outside of Unadilla on Third District Road. The roof on their historic family home is covered with silver tin shingles that glisten when the sun is shining. The house …

Getty Images By Daryl C. Cornett HAZARD, Ky . (BP) — Independence Day is my favorite holiday – an occasion to celebrate our country's existence and have some mandatory fun! There is nothing …

By Thom Rainer Over eight years ago I read Crash Course: The American Automobile Industry’s Road from Glory to Disaster by Paul Ingrassia. The book is a fascinating account of the rise and fall of …

Getty Images This week America will celebrate 242 years of freedom as an independent nation. We will hear songs like “I’m Proud to be an American,” “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” …

I’m convinced that many Christians don’t do much evangelism because they don’t really know many non-believers in the first place. They live inside the Christian bubble and wait for lost persons …

DURHAM, N.C. — Recently the Holy Spirit has been drawing me back to Matthew 16:13-20 again and again. After Peter confesses Jesus to be the Messiah, Jesus responds, "Blessed are you, Simon son of …

In our age of hyperbole it’s tempting to call June 2018, especially the last few days, some of the most important for generations to come, judicially speaking. So, I won’t do that. I will …

NOTE: This column has been updated from an earlier version. One of the most heralded and misunderstood issues facing Americans today is the immigration crisis down at the Mexican border. Read …

It's one thing to tell a story that tugs on people's heartstrings. It's quite another to manipulate that story to color people's view. Of course, the liberal media knows a thing or two about twisting …

By Phil Boatwright KANSAS CITY, Kan. (BP) — On the heels of recent celebrity suicides, it got me to wondering if the world of cinema could help. Phil Boatwright While the motion picture industry …

Our mission trip to Brazil was derailed by a truckers’ strike that threw the country into chaos and escalated on our departure day. Our team has travelled to Brazil for four years to participate …

For centuries Baptists have been known as a convictional people. Felix Manz became a martyr because he believed, not in infant baptism, but in baptism by immersion for believers only. When the …