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Why the SBC Must Pass Al Mohler’s Truth & Unity Amendment
At its core, the debate over the Truth & Unity Amendment is not about politics—it's about biblical authority. But make no mistake: we must deal with…
 • Guest Author
SBC Orlando Isn’t Dallas. It’s Nashville 2.0
The Reformers are on the cusp of victory in the SBC. We just need the Absentees to show up and the Normies to join us.
 • Michael Clary
SBC Leaders Are Fighting for the “Religious Freedom” to Defame Pastors & Church Members
The First Amendment does not protect defamation. But if SBC leaders win at the Supreme Court, not only will that change, but centuries of Baptist belief…
 • Rod D. Martin and Guest Author
Evangelical Struggle Sessions
How churches — and evangelical leaders — turn truth tellers into targets.
 • Michael Clary
Sunday Essay: Charlie Kirk and the Cognitive Dissonance of Christian Elites
Most evangelical institutions prefer inoffensive academics and polite pastors over powerful prophets. That's not going to cut it.
 • Michael Clary
Sunday Essay: Voddie Baucham, The Minister of Defense
Voddie defended the faith like a man who had “been with Jesus.” And now he is.
 • Mark Coppenger
What Happened at The Southern Baptist Convention? - My CrossPolitic Interview
The direction of America's largest Protestant denomination is...mixed. But there's more encouraging news than not.
 • Rod D. Martin
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How George Soros Uses the Evangelical Immigration Table & the ERLC to Manipulate Southern Baptists
The facts are not complicated. The paper trail is all too clear. Yet the "Ethics" and Religious Liberty Commission -- along with Baptist Press …
 • David Mitzenmacher
Good News! SBC Investment Firm Takes a Stand Against the Abortion Pill
GuideStone demonstrates how SBC entities can course-correct and become a force for Christian values in the public square.
 • David Mitzenmacher
EXTRA EDITION: Is NAMB Trading Baptist Convictions for Federal Grant Funding?
The SBC elite’s defense of taking refugee money from the Biden Administration pointedly avoids all the main issues.
 • Guest Author
It’s 2025: Time for Evangelicals to Ditch “Loser Theology” and Build to Win
The American church has been given four years of a respite from the Progressive onslaught. We must capitalize on the moment with bold action and agency.
 • Michael Clary
J.D. Vance, and Why Progressive Christians Hate the Doctrine of “Ordered Loves”
The Vice President takes Progressive Evangelicals to church on basic Christian teachings. Their teaching is political, not Biblical.
 • Michael Clary
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