Dominion and Care: Industrial Farms and Animal Welfare
by Brandon K. Presley On May 11, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that many may have overlooked. It did not address abortion, sexuality and gender, gun rights, or any of the other “hot button” social issues that we are accustomed to seeing on our televisions or social media feeds; instead, this ruling deals with a law aimed at bolstering animal welfare. In a close vote that did not fall along traditional ideological lines, the...
God’s Means of Grace in the Preached Word
by Ed Goode Have you ever been bored in church? Of course you have. Have you ever gone home and scrolled through Facebook wishing the preacher at your church was more engaging, the band was more rockin’, and the kids’ program more entertaining? This experience can be a challenge for the church shopper and the committed member, the seasoned pastor and the first-time planter, the new youth guy and everyone in between. What do we do when...
Saturday Night Sinnin’, Sunday Morning Salvation: The Life and Legacy of Johnny Cash
by Daniel Mann One of Johnny Cash’s closest friends referred to him as a “walking contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction,” and a cursory exploration of his life proves this statement.[1] Cash spent his early years as a son and soldier before embarking on a musical career as a performer and poet. Off stage, he was an addict and adulterer while seeking to maintain his religious persona as a Christian. No wonder his only son...
Searching for Stillness
by Emily Vickery The sun began its slow descent below the edge of the field. From our cover in a ditch, the tufts of plants around us began to take on an orange-hued glow. Aside from the occasional squirrel’s chatter or breeze through the winter wheat, the whole earth seemed to be still. My eyes scanned the tree line in front of us for movement, but the only sign of life was the quiet breathing of my husband beside me. Although the...
John Smyth and Baptist Covenantal Theology
by Billy Champion Why do Baptists (credobaptists) disagree with Presbyterians, Methodists, Anglicans, and others (paedobaptists) about baptism? As much as we may want to conclude it is simply because we interpret passages about baptism differently, the answer is not quite so straightforward. Those passages, of course, are not insignificant, but the issue runs deeper. For credobaptists and paedobaptists alike, our interpretation of...
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