Author: Brian Hobbs

If you have been to the movie theatre or a mall this summer, you may have seen the advertising campaign, “It can wait.” The powerful (and expensive) marketing campaign is directing people to refrain from sending text...

While most of the world was awaiting news of the birth of the “Royal Baby,” an Oklahoma pastor sent me a link to another story out of Britain that could be of major importance, this one also relating to children. To...

The American public finds itself facing controversy and disagreement relating to George Zimmerman, who was found not guilty of the charges related to the killing of Trayvon Martin. The courts, many think, did not mete out...

In an age drenched in relativism, it is no surprise that fundamental institutions such as marriage are being re-defined. Marriage, however, is not the only institution being challenged and transformed. The very notion of man and...

Edmund Burke, the 18th Century Irish statesman, once said, “To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.” These days, America unfortunately is looking less and less lovely in the eyes of Christians. We are...

Every so often, a theological debate rears its head that threatens to divide the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) and distract us from our mission to take the Gospel to the ends of the Earth (Acts 1:8). Within recent years, a...

As messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) 2013 Annual Meeting convened last week, there had never been a better time to be a Southern Baptist. How could I say that in the face of so many significant challenges?...

Every so often, the Baptist Messenger publishes a special insert called Messenger Insight. The set of articles, which feature experts and leaders on select topics, are designed to create focus on a single issue that is important...