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Meredith Flynn

To my Christian college: A thank-you

April 13, 2017 By Meredith Flynn

I was left with a bigger question, one that I now know most people that age, particularly younger Christians, probably face at one time or another: Who am I going to be? Read…

Illinois pro-life centers file suit; gov. named in legal action

February 21, 2017 By Meredith Flynn

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Springfield | Multiple pregnancy resource centers are suing Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner over a new law they say prohibits free speech and requires them to voice a message about abortion that is directly contrary to their mission. On Feb. 9, 18 pregnancy resource centers filed for an injunction to avoid being forced to comply with […]

ERLC under scrutiny: Moore apologizes for election ill will, but is it enough?

January 13, 2017 By Meredith Flynn

One Southern Baptist leader faced backlash for comments about the President-Elect during the campaign. Russell Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, was a vocal critic of Trump leading up to the election. Read…

My visit to Philly: Let hope ring

December 2, 2016 By Meredith Flynn

We’re tired of listening, tired of arguing, tired of walking to an end that will inevitably leave at least half the nation unsatisfied, and maybe angry. But in Philadelphia on a bright October morning, my husband, Chris, and I found hopeful people. Perhaps it’s the reminder that the people who gathered at Independence Hall 240 years earlier to sign first the Declaration of Independence and, later, the U.S. Constitution, fought for something larger than themselves—a truly free society, a democracy that embraced good for all while also committing itself to invaluable individual liberties. Read…

The Midwest Takeover

September 2, 2016 By Meredith Flynn

We usually think of pioneers as starters, people who are willing to do hard, unheard-of things – impossible even – for the sake of a better future. As the work of sharing the gospel and making disciples gets more difficult, this influx of the “pioneer spirit” could be just what the SBC needs. Read…

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The search committee seeking the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has “identified God’s candidate for such a time as this” and will announce the nominee “very soon,” search committee vice chairman Adron Robinson reported Feb. 19. The search committee also responded to criticism that has surfaced this month regarding its consideration of non-Anglo […]

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Eric Reed

Hard times hit the publishing industry in the early 2000’s. The president of Christianity Today International, for whom I worked at the time, called the confluence of 9/11, falling ad sales, and the rise of the internet “whitewater.” Apparently he enjoyed rafting, but he knew the river crashing against the rocks as placid waters turned […]

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