Connections 08.18.2019: Division

Jesus says that his coming causes division. He highlights the divisions that occur in families. By the time Luke’s Gospel was written, such division over Jesus was certainly happening in families.

Ecumenical PB&J

I have often joked that I was Baptist before I was Christian—but it’s not entirely a joke. To me, it all comes down to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Why I am a Baptist: A Way of Living in the World (Part 3) – Daniel Vestal

Finally, being Baptist is a way of confronting culture, interacting with society, and relating to people, that is, a way of living in the world. For Baptists, an individual Christian and a congregation of Christians are to be in the world but not be of the world.

Leading a Denomi-network – Suzii Paynter

The leader of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship talks about what it means to be a 21st-century organization—and what she learned about leadership from riding a racehorse in Texas.