This is the Daily Article podcast, published by the Denison Forum for Culture-Changing Christians.

To receive the Daily article directly to your email inbox each weekday morning, visit thedailyarticle.com.

Now here's today's news, discerned differently.

More than 16,000 Southern Baptists will begin their annual convention today in Nashville, Tennessee.

The event is generating national headlines as those attending confront critical race theory,

women's roles, how to handle sexual abuse, and serious allegations regarding racism and misogyny on the part of denominational leaders.

I'd like to make three predictions today, which I believe to be biblical and relevant to every Christian in America, whether you're a Southern Baptist or not.

One, Southern Baptists, like other conservative Christians, will be portrayed

as negatively as possible. I did an internet search for Southern Baptist Convention, SBC, this morning

before writing this article. Here's what I found. The Washington Post headlines, secret recordings,

leaked letters, explosive secrets

rocking the Southern Baptist convention.

ABC News adds, Southern Baptists meet amid controversy over leaked letters.

The New York Times reports, take the ship, conservatives aimed to commandeer Southern Baptists.

All of this is true.

Letters leaked after Dr. Russell Moore resigned as president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty

Commission of the SBC have indeed been rocking the denomination since they contain references

to misogyny and racism among denominational leaders that, if true, are grievous.

More on this in a moment. And a group at the convention is hoping to steer the denomination in an even more conservative direction.

However, I have seen no coverage in the mainline press of the event that preceded the convention,

the Send Conference, at which

Michael W. Smith led worship and renowned pastor Tony Evans brought the keynote message.

...