No tax relief yet from Congress for churches

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“Congress has failed, to this point, to heed the latest urgent request from a coalition led by the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission to rescind a provision in federal law requiring churches to file tax returns for the first time in American history.” - BP News

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On Church Covenants and New Members

In my book, What’s it Mean to be a Baptist?, I chat a bit about church covenants for members. They’re important. They aren’t commanded in the Scriptures, of course, but I believe they’re a good tool to capture and convey the proper responsibilities members of a local church have towards each other.

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What Can Miserable Christians Sing?

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“[A] high proportion of the psalter is taken up with lamentation, with feeling sad, unhappy, tormented, and broken.

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