Eric Black
Executive Director, Publisher and Editor at Baptist Standard
Who I am: constant learner / What I do: Executive Director, Publisher & Editor, Baptist Standard Publishing Company
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1 week ago |
baptiststandard.com | Eric Black
I’m sitting outside one of our local public high schools. Three sections of the drumline are practicing separately—snares, quads and tenors. Marimbas are off in the distance. Now, a bass section has joined in. Despite the varying sounds, it’s the incessant snare rhythm I can’t get away from. That’s the whole point of the snare … drum, that is.
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1 week ago |
baptiststandard.com | Eric Black
Letter: Editorial: Why did the Baptist Standard publish that? RE: Editorial: Why did the Baptist Standard publish that? As a long ago graduate of the H.H. Herbert School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma, and a well-informed subscriber to the Baptist Standard, I applaud your definition of responsible journalism.
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baptiststandard.com | Eric Black
Daily, we weigh values and prioritize actions. Our Christian faith, the call of God on our lives, guides us. It is not a spectator sport. Recently, I have toggled back and forth at the Texas Legislature and can see what values are resting on the scales held by state decision-makers. Legislators seriously consider dozens of bills. It is mind-boggling and, like a mirror, reflective of our state. Bills considered by legislatorsWithin a few hours, they considered the following.
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baptiststandard.com | Eric Black
The epistle of 1 Peter has stood throughout church history as one of the most significant works—although always within the shadow of the Pauline corpus. Peter—Jesus’ chosen leader of the apostles, the spokesperson on Pentecost and always a leading figure in the early church, including in the “Gentile Pentecost” of Acts 10 with Cornelius’ conversion—stands at the forefront of the Christian movement, and his first letter is an ideal text for pastors and churches to study.
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2 weeks ago |
baptiststandard.com | Eric Black
The late Tim Keller was arguably the most influential evangelical pastor of his day. He founded Redeemer Church in New York City, started the City to City church planting network (which is now starting churches in global cities around the world), created The Gospel Coalition, and wrote multiple bestselling books relating faith to life. He wrote a church manual called Center Church that deeply influenced the way I think about ministry in a city as diverse and complex as Houston.
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