Well, we’re halfway through the month of July and I realized the other day that I missed something. Apparently, I missed Pride Month. The month of June came and went and I heard almost nothing about it and so I decided to look into it. Where did Pride Month go? After years of being assaulted every June with an in-your-face publicity campaign, what happened in 2025? You need to know what I found out.

Glenn T. Stanton, “A deception exposed,” July 8, 2025.

Bekah McCallum, “The Pride Month that wasn’t,” June 30, 2025.

Bethel McGrew, “Playing hardball,” June 27, 2025.

Religious liberty is a topic that is always worth the time to think about and talk about because the concept is a uniquely American contribution to the history of western civilization. Also, religious liberty is a uniquely Baptist contribution to the history of the American experiment.

We know historically there is a give and take in the relationship between church and state and we are forever trying to assess in particular instances exactly how that relationship should play out. Right now, there are shifts being made by the United States Supreme Court and so, the proper understanding of government and organized religion is once again a topic worth examining. So, let’s talk about religious liberty.

Andrew T. Walker, “The scandal of compromising evangelical elites,” June 9, 2025.

Joseph Backholm, “The myth of secular neutrality,” June 3, 2025.

Colin J. Smothers, “Fuller Seminary’s untenable ‘third way’,” May 30, 2025.

Thaddeus Williams, “Tax money for some religions,” May 27, 2025.

One of the critical marks of Christianity is the willingness of God’s people to cooperate together in Kingdom endeavors. My church is a part of the Southern Baptist Convention. The SBC is defined by cooperation more than organizational structure or any of the things that bind other denominations together. The SBC is a convention of churches who have voluntarily associated with each other because we know that together we can accomplish more than we can apart.

Last week was the annual SBC meeting held in Dallas, TX. I want to share with you the state of Southern Baptists: the good, the bad, and the embarrassing.

Mark Wingfield, “Why won’t the SBC be more financially transparent?” June 12, 2025.

Lauren Canterberry, “SBC urges Supreme Court overturn of gay marriage ruling,” June 11, 2025.

Nathan A. Finn, “Confessional fidelity and denominational faithfulness,” June 10, 2025.