So 2023 was an interesting year, wasn’t it? Baptist News Global wrote and edited 1,800 news, opinion and analysis pieces that addressed some of the most pressing concerns for life in America, and even in our world, today. Not everyone…
Saying the quiet part out loud
Isn’t it eye-opening when people say the quiet parts out loud? When they do, you learn what they really think. That was the case last month when a Republican lawmaker from Alaska attended a House Judiciary Committee meeting where representatives…
These were a few of my favorite things for 2022
Last year, when Mark asked me to write a column about “some of my favorite things” in BNG, I had to do a lot of remembering (something that gets harder with each passing year) and research to choose between the…
2021 BNG reading: These are a few of my favorite things
Raindrops on roses, and whiskers on kittens; Bright copper kettles, and warm woolen mittens; Brown paper packages tied up with string; These are a few of my favorite things. Mark Wingfield used this song from The Sound of Music to…
I’m pro-life, but I can’t support this
Let me start by saying this: I am pro-life. I am pro-life for the unborn. I am pro-life for the migrant children flooding our borders seeking refuge from the atrocities in their own countries. I am pro-life for their parents…
How many churches does America have? More than expected
Best estimate yet of US congregations finds rise of the ‘nons’ has more impact than rise of the ‘nones.’
Maybe instead of solidarity, the Religious Left should try being indivisible
The religious left—again, such as it is— is committed to unity at all costs, including the cost of asking women, gays and lesbians to take a back seat to economic concerns and immigration reform. It has to this point been…
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What if we stopped being afraid?
Amid a bitter presidential campaign and an increasingly anxious and divided public, “fake news” has become not only a political device but a profitable business model. Today, more than ever, people of faith must step forward to challenge misinformation and…
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Won’t you join us for dinner?
At Baptist News Global, hosting “Conversations That Matter” among people of faith is more than a tagline. It is our mission-driven goal. So this year’s Friends of BNG Dinner in Greensboro will host a conversation between two Louisville pastors — Dr. Kevin…