Posts published in “Guest Opinion”

FIRST PERSON: Christmas and spiritual warfare

FIRST PERSON: Christmas and spiritual warfare

December 15, 2023

By Meredith Flynn A few years ago on Christmas Eve, I heard the song “This is War” by Dustin Kensrue. The lyrics highlight Jesus as…

FIRST PERSON: AI in ministry

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FIRST PERSON: AI in ministry

November 14, 2023

GUEST OPINION: Just the beginning of the end

ABORTING NO LONGER – The focus of the Mississippi case before the U.S. Supreme Court that sent abortion law decisions to each individual state in June of last year, the Jackson Women’s Health Organization on North State Street in Jackson closed up shop after the decision and moved to New Mexico to operate under looser restrictions on the deadly procedure. (Photo credit: William Perkins)

GUEST OPINION: Just the beginning of the end

June 29, 2023

FIRST PERSON: Coming alongside Southern Baptist churches

FIRST PERSON: Coming alongside Southern Baptist churches

May 24, 2023

FIRST PERSON: Mississippi Baptists’ tithing challenge

FIRST PERSON: Mississippi Baptists’ tithing challenge

February 6, 2023

ERLC releases practical
guide addressing artificial
reproductive technologies
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has released a new practical guide designed to help churches navigate the topic of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) such as in vitro fertilization (IVF). The free guide, released Tuesday (Feb. 24), is titled “Desiring Children: A Practical Guide to Addressing Assisted Reproductive Technologies in the Church.” It contains a theological framework addressing the topic of ARTs from a biblical worldview and offers answers to practical scenarios that ministry leaders may face or have faced regarding the topic. The guide also contains a list of additional resources on ARTs from a variety of Christian sources. The guide was written by the ERLC research team, led by RaShan Frost, ERLC director of research and senior fellow. “The desire to have children of one’s own is a good and natural desire that recognizes the gift sons and daughters are to our families and our societies. Unfortunately, due to the fall in Genesis 3, the desire to have children is often complicated by the devastating reality of infertility,” Frost wrote in the guide’s forward.