We were preparing to depart Suwan, South Korea, in the spring of 1983. My Air Force unit, the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing out of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, S.C., was completing a month-long training exercise to deter North Korean aggression. In the event of an attack on South Korea, our A-10 Thunderbolts (some call “Warthogs”) were tasked with suppressing North Korean ground forces, particularly armor. The day before we departed for home, officials in Suwan opened the base to the local … [Read more...]

An administrator walked into a classroom and noticed a Bible on the teacher’s desk. Afraid the teacher might read it with students, the administrator ordered it hidden. The teacher could either comply or face disciplinary action. Discerning Missouri Baptists must be involved in school district decisions that could impact their children. Government-forced vaccinations and masking, the American Humanist Association’s campaign urging students to sit – not stand – during the Pledge of … [Read more...]

Carrying the gospel to the ends of the earth is what unites Southern Baptists, along with the belief that the Bible is God’s inerrant, infallible and sufficient Word. Yet we find ourselves in an increasingly hostile nation. Such is the product of a society that denies absolute truth. It is a bitter pill to swallow, reminding us we live in a fallen world. Al Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., recently offered a sobering, accurate assessment: … [Read more...]

Throughout the decades several analogies have been used to describe how the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) operates. One of the most often used is that of an aircraft carrier. At more than 200 million pounds, it is among the world’s largest ships (the SBC is the nation’s largest non-Catholic denomination). It takes an aircraft carrier five miles to complete a 180-degree turn. The SBC moves in much the same way, intentionally deliberative. That was once again the case in Nashville, June … [Read more...]

A letter by the former president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), claiming his ouster was employing a strategy to keep him “in psychological terror,” was leaked to a liberal news organization, but was withheld from ERLC trustees for more than a year by the board chairman. In addition, the leaked letter was withheld by ERLC Trustee Chairman David Prince from the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee’s ERLC Study Task Force. The letter, written by … [Read more...]

Anytime a secular journalist quotes the Bible, sirens go off in my head. With surveys showing 90 percent of donations by journalists go to liberal Democrat candidates (96 percent of journalists’ donations went to Hillary Clinton in 2016, according to the Center for Public Integrity) and editorial boards advocating unbiblical behavior (support for homosexuality and abortion), we ought to take notice when a journalist uses the Bible to justify a political position. Such is the case with … [Read more...]

On April 19 I testified before the Missouri House of Representatives General Laws Committee. I was surprised at how little some committee members knew about the highly controversial 1619 Project being pushed by the New York Times. The 1619 Project teaches children that America was not founded in 1776, but rather in 1619 when a group of slaves (historians dispute they were slaves) arrived to North America. The 1619 Project has been roundly criticized by liberal American historians for a … [Read more...]

Southwest Baptist University trustees are displaying wisdom. Their hiring of a world-class executive search firm like CarterBaldwin to assist in the search for the school’s 26th president is a smart move. Missouri Baptists should have great confidence in the trustees and ex officio members of the Presidential Search Committee. CarterBaldwin will greatly assist in what will be a nation-wide search. The firm’s experience in dealing with evangelical institutions will be invaluable. In … [Read more...]

Coronavirus activity in Missouri has declined steadily for the past two months and average number of daily cases remains the second-lowest in the United States, trailing only Hawaii. COVID-19 hospitalizations fell below 1,000 for the first time since September and have dropped by 64 percent since the first week of January. Deaths are rapidly declining as vaccines become more available, especially to those 65 years of age and older. Three vaccines have now been approved and are being … [Read more...]