Gene Robinson has trouble believing his own remarkable life has been real. “When I look back at my life, I see myself as a third person looking back on what happened 20 years ago,” he said. “I think, ‘How in…
Emily Freeman writes about when to leave and where to go
Emily Freeman is a household name who not only gives advice but offers solutions on her The Next Right Thing podcast, along with her bestselling books. Although Freeman doesn’t see herself as a minister, more of a spiritual director, she…
New book collects 150 essays on the life and faith of George H.W. Bush
For 25 years, Jean Becker had a front row seat into the life of former President George H.W. Bush as his chief of staff. Her work was a calling she enjoyed, not just a job serving one of the world’s…
‘By the Time You Read This,’ a mother’s quest to tell the rest of her daughter’s story
January 30, 2022, will forever be etched into the mind of April Simpkins. She continues to grieve the loss of her daughter, Cheslie Kryst, who by all outside appearances had been living a perfect life. Cheslie was Miss USA in…
Today Show co-host has a message for fathers
Today Show co-host Craig Melvin starts his day earlier than most when his cell phone goes off before 4 a.m. every morning to get ready to help millions of people start their day. “When I wake up, I say, ‘Father,…
The Law Amendment would force out this Georgia church, among others
Struggling against the powers that be in the Southern Baptist Convention is nothing new to Dunwoody Baptist Church in North Atlanta. In 1989 and 1990 when he ran as the last “moderate” candidate in the SBC presidential race, Daniel Vestal…
A conversation with Jason Carter, grandson of Jimmy Carter
We’re all amazed that President Carter has been on hospice for so long. I know this was an intentional decision on his part. What kind of response have he and the family gotten to his public praise for hospice? His…
George Floyd’s uncle wants you not to forget
On this fourth anniversary of George Floyd’s death, his uncle Selwyn Jones wants the world to know his death wasn’t in vain. “I’m sad and blue and I am happy to have an opportunity to be that guy to bring…
Don Lemon won’t hide his faith any more than he’ll hide his sexuality
When Don Lemon was fired by CNN in the most public of ways, it was his faith that carried him through, he said in an exclusive interview with Baptist News Global. “I’m a person of faith. I have very strong…