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One-on-One with Brian Stiller on “From Jerusalem to Timbuktu”
The gospel springs into life and people are transformed. Ed: What led you to write From Jerusalem to Timbuktu? Brian: North America media promotes …
My Son’s Down Syndrome Showed Me the Real Imago Dei
It didn’t look at all like I thought it did. For the majority of my theologically trained life, my ideas of what it meant …
Jesus, Take the Control Wheel: Southwest Pilot Saw Flying as Ministry
Fellow Texas Baptists cheer on Tammie Jo Shults, who heroically landed Flight 1390 after engine failure. BOERNE, Texas (BP)— When members of First Baptist …
The Church and Mental Health: What Do the Numbers Tell Us?
Why is it uniquely challenging for us to address issues often associated with mental illness? Most of us know someone who is in counseling, …
Why God Still Works Through Fools Like Samson
The deeply flawed Old Testament “hero” was set apart for a very specific purpose. Growing up in church as a scrawny kid, I was …
One-on-One with Jamie Aten on the Disaster Ministry Conference
Below I talk with Dr. Jamie Aten about the upcoming Disaster Ministry Conference. Ed: What’s can attendees expect from HDI’s Disaster Ministry Conference? Jamie: …
Why I Don’t Sit With My Husband at Church
Five reasons to separate from your spouse—and sometimes your kids—on Sunday mornings. “Are you and Bryan okay?” asked a friend. “Yes, why?” “I noticed …
‘Little Girls Need Their Daddy’
Billy Graham’s children are thankful for their father; they just wish he’d been around more. When Franklin Graham was five, his famous father was …
Bob Buford, Founder of Leadership Network and Halftime, Has Died: He Was a Catalyst that Fostered a Movement
Meet one of the most influential, but least known, church leaders: Bob Buford. The Church Growth Movement began to lose its mojo. That's not …
In the Face of Moral Crisis, Churches Can’t Choose ‘Neutrality’
How Civil War–era churches that avoided taking sides on slavery ended up siding with its supporters. In antebellum and Civil War–era America, churches and …
