Posts from April 2025

This week’s article will be the second episode in the not-so-regular series on what it means to be Baptist. The last time I wrote on this, I pointed you Walter Shurden’s excellent little book called The Baptist Identity. He writes about the 4 characteristics that have historically made Baptists distinct. I emphasize that because it’s not always the case, and maybe less so…

We’re going to use this space to talk about what Walter (“Buddy” if you’re cool like that) Shurden identifies as the Four Fragile Freedoms in his book The Baptist Identity. If you’ve ever wondered what it means to be Baptist, which many of you indicated that you do, then I highly recommend this book to you as an introduction. We’re going to consider one of the freedoms…