Author: Brian Hobbs

What is the most tragic sin in society today? Is it the abuse of power over the weak? Is it greed and self-indulgence? Is it sexual depravity or the taking of innocent human life? What if there were one sin that combined the...

In the pages of the Baptist Messenger, you have been hearing about the new ReConnect Sunday School initiative, which equips church leaders and laymen to have even more effective small group ministries in their local church. The...

They say your reaction to a yellow traffic light tells a lot about you. When you see it, do you slow down or hit the accelerator? When Oklahomans and others throughout the country see Southern Baptists’ yellow disaster relief...

Looking at cultural indicators and the almost superstar status of atheists like Richard Dawkins, it might be easy to conclude that religion is on the way out, while secularism is on the rise. At least one demographic expert,...

During the 2012 Presidential campaign, much was made of a supposed “war on women.” The term implied that the future of so-called women’s rights (including abortion and contraception) were at risk. A recent pop culture incident,...

At the time of the 12th anniversary of 9/11, our country finds itself and allies confronting the actions of another out-of-control Middle-Eastern ruler. Syria’s Bashar al-Assad reportedly killed in excess of 1,000, including...

A senseless shooting leads to the death of a young man. A beloved child is diagnosed with cancer. An automobile accident leaves four dead. With each passing week, the problem of pain, as C.S. Lewis called it, rears its ugly head...

There they go again. The American Civil Liberties Union is working with a handful of Oklahomans who are offended by the Ten Commandments monument on the Oklahoma State Capitol grounds and want it removed. One of the plaintiffs...