Letters to the Editor
We welcome letters from our readers as part of our mission-driven goal to facilitate “Conversations That Matter” among people of faith. For instructions on how to submit a letter to the editor and a few guidelines for what we’re looking for, click here.
Two facts evangelical Christians need to consider in potential sexual orientation laws
Dan Bagby, Richmond, Va.
Advice from Roger Williams
S. Anne Smith, Oregon
Responses to the livestream worship debate
Paul R. Gilliam III, Ahoskie, N.C.
A response from Oklahoma Senator Rob Standridge
Rob Standridge, Norman Okla.
The value of unlaundered history
Gary Cook, Dallas
You not only paid the Piper, you shot him for good measure
Jesse Walsh, Queensland, Australia
Build a bigger table
Paul Magee, Dallas
Don’t throw away your neighbor’s shot
John Dye, Louisville, Ky.
We need churches that always speak of love, unity and mutual respect
Paul Magee, Dallas
Praise for Chris Conley analysis on abortion debate
Stan Hastey, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Is there another side to Russell Moore’s accusations?
Chris Chambers, Lebanon, Tenn.
Vigilance needed on voting integrity
Kirby D. Smith, Chesterfield, Va.
Say it ain’t so, Al
John Dye, Louisville, Ky.
No need to ‘call me back’ to my faith after supporting Trump
Replace systemic racism with unconditional love
Tom Armistead, DeLand, Fla.
Let churches decide what is best for them
Bryan Butler, Marysville, Ohio
How can BFM be ‘incompatible’ with a thought process?
Randall Fields, San Antonio, Texas
Why have Christian leaders decided to be political?
Robert Rogers, Escondido, Calif.
Remember that Jesus spoke against hypocrites
Neil I. Spielholz, Wellington, Fla.
Carson-Newman’s mission is unchanged
Andrew Smith, Carson-Newman University, September 17, 2020
What would our forebears say about government funding?
Kirby D. Smith, Midlothian, Va.
What would the Apostle Paul say about Donald Trump?
Earl B. Chappell III, August 31, 2020
Sadly, the doors to our Georgia churches remain closed
Jimmy Gentry, James King, David Sapp, David Tew, Michael Tutterow, MaryAnn Walker, July 12, 2020
A response to David Gushee: Zoom church is not the nightmare
Melanie Vaughn-West, Lauren Colwell, David Rensberger, July 9, 2020
Five reasons I disagree with David Gushee
Robert Wallace, July 9 2020
Responding to a commentary on heaven and hell
Kirby D. Smith, March 11, 2020
Explaining the silence from Hardin-Simmons faculty and staff
Robert P. Sellers, February 19, 2020
HSU’s move against Pigott “devastating”
Susan Pigott, February 17, 2020
Response to Logsdon closing
Leslie Hollon, February 13, 2020
Amen to Eric Minton’s commentary
Ronald Grizzle, February 6, 2020
Essay misrepresents Riverside Church’s decision
Macieo Anderson, October 24, 2019
Mourning Elijah Cummings
Kathy Manis Findley, October 18, 2019
Sellers opinion is ‘spot on’
Mimi Budd, September 6, 2019
Beyond secret prejudices and private idolatries
Daniel G. Bagby, August 7, 2019
Freedom of the press is precious, yet it is illusory
Toby Druin, July 11, 2019
Response to Susan Shaw’s opinion article on abortion
Jonathan Frank, February 27, 2019
Queen did not discover Jesus
Layne Wallace, February 1, 2019
Rudnick article: just another swipe at Trump
Bill Peeler, January 16, 2019
Jimmy Allen: gracious and prophetic
Wendell Griffen, January 9, 2019
Centrists in moderate Baptist life have little reason to worry
Jakob Topper, January 7, 2019
BTSR and mission immersion
Sam Harrell, December 14, 2018
Article on Operation Christmas Child misses the mark
Mickie West, December 11, 2018
We ungraduated BTSR alums wonder: Won’t you be our neighbor?
Chris Crowley, Richmond, Virginia
Throwing in the Towel on BTSR
Melissa Fallen, Midlothian, Virginia
Moral Majority and Vote Common Good are not moral equivalents
Leroy Seat, October 31, 2018
Abuse of women isn’t the result of theological systems. It’s the result of sin.
Layne Wallace, May 26, 2018
Patterson headline doesn’t tell the whole story
Chris Crowley, May 24, 2018
In addressing gun violence, embracing evil is no solution
Joseph Furio, March 5, 2018
Speaking as a physician, our nation’s level of gun violence is a public health crisis
Matthew Blackwell, M.D., March 5, 2018
Like the king in the fable, the U.S. gun culture is wearing no clothes
David Hopper and Patricia Rigney, March 5, 2018
How many who exclude LGBTQ have listened to the parents of the excluded?
Diane Blevins Smith, February 20, 2018
The CBF and cultural captivity
Adam McDuffie, February 16, 2018
CBF moving into open heresy
Layne Wallace, February 16, 2018
Baptists, speak out against violence toward LGBTQ people
Maurice Bojangles-Blanchard, February 8, 2018
Dr. King in a truck
Karol Vellines, February 8, 2018
Responding to Francis Schaeffer’s criticism of Trump
Myra Millard, February 8, 2018
American churches seem to have a flag fetish
Gary Dalton, December 1, 2017
Evangelicals and the death of Christianity in the U.S.
Gavril Andreicut, December 1, 2017
Sex abuse victims not safe in Baptistland
Christa Brown, November 27, 2017
Roy Moore election would legitimize guilt for everyone except the perpetrator
Susan Glass, November 22, 2017
Truth is truth, no matter who says it
Philip Brown, November 22, 2017
Why not more letters?
Kirby D. Smith, November 22, 2017
Stand up for Christianity in the face of evangelicalism’s mess
David Hicks, November 21, 2017
The wedding cake case is not religious discrimination
Stan Hastey, November 20, 2017
Why not a standing committee to deal with clergy sex abuse reports?
Christa Brown, November 16, 2017
‘Shoe box’ article helpful, but too negative
Karen Dahl, Sandy Utah, November 16, 2017
Looking for a place at the CBF table
Haley Cawthon, St. Petersburg, Fla., July 7, 2017
Southern Baptist view of atonement is consistent with scripture and tradition
Luke Smith, Staunton, Va., July 7, 2017
Trump and legitimizing behavior
Ken Sehested, Nov. 15, 2016
Treating transgender people with Christian love
Erik Kluzek, March 26, 2016
Guns in worship
Frank Kendall, March 21, 2016
War-like hymns are appropriate
Robert Carson, Feb. 29, 2016