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Arrests, deportations chill demand for immigrant legal aid ministries

When two Baptist ministers launched a legal aid ministry for immigrants in Virginia in the fall of 2016, it was aimed largely at helping Latinos attain and maintain legal residency. But Donald Trump’s election a couple months later, and his high-profile immigration crackdown since taking office, has slowed demand for Greg and Sue Smith’s LUCHA Immigration Legal Services in Fredericksburg, Va.

TV Review: ‘Living Biblically’ on CBS

Believe it or not, there is something quite charming about the sitcom. It centers Christianity in a way that is never examined, but manages to do so in a way that feels rooted in a particular journey. It’s refreshing to…

His church keeps his picture in a pew and prays he won’t be deported

His red Nissan is in the church parking lot. His picture is on the pew where he loves to sit. But Gilles Bikindou wasn’t at Greenwood Forest Baptist Church in Cary, North Carolina, last Sunday. Or the Sunday before that. Or the Sunday before that. Or any of the Sundays since immigration authorities arrested him last month. His advocates fear Bikindou, 58, could be deported as soon as Friday.

Learning from ‘Coco’: Challenges and opportunities

In my corner of the world, people continue to be interested in the movie Coco, especially after its nomination for an Oscar in the category of best animated feature film. Personally, I started to think about this movie again due to my mother’s recent passing.

Billy Graham, the great uniter, leaves behind a divided Evangelicalism

The preacher, dead at 99, advised presidents, mentored clergy, and influenced millions of people. Will his legacy of non-partisan outreach continue?

Billy Graham Evangelistic Association begins a new era without namesake

The evangelist’s son, Franklin, concedes some aspects of the organization have shifted, but maintains the mission is still to spread the word of forgiveness from God.

Divorce, drugs, drinking: Billy Graham’s children and their absent father

One daughter said there was no question her father loved them, but his ministry was all-consuming. “We have coped,” she said. “We have not rejected them or Christ. We’re all involved in some form of ministry. We have done well at living up to people’s expectations, but it is a burden. We were not a perfect family and I’m tired of people saying it. I don’t want to be indiscreet, but God inhabits honesty, and I’m not good at image-management.”

Transitions for the week of 02.23.18

Staff changes, congregational news and more from across the nation.

Aprendiendo de ‘Coco’: desafíos y oportunidades

En mi rincón del mundo, la gente sigue interesada en la película “Coco”, especialmente después de que fue nominada a un premio Oscar en la categoría de mejor película animada. Personalmente, comencé a pensar en esta película de nuevo debido a la reciente muerte de mi mamá.

Billy Graham’s influence on Christian unity still felt, say many who remember his preaching

The death of Billy Graham has evoked, once again, amazement at the evangelist’s unparalleled spiritual impact on American faith and culture. But it’s also stirred speculation about how long, and in what ways, Graham’s influence may endure.

Citing partial lifting of LGBTQ hiring ban, Texas Baptist group to stop forwarding money to CBF

The Baptist General Convention of Texas will end pass-through funding for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship because of a new CBF practice allowing the hiring of LGBTQ Christians to some, but not all, ministry positions.

Seeking fresh light: Cooperative Baptists practicing theology

An ideal practice of theology by the church is one that depends on the illumination provided by various sources of light through which the Spirit helps us see and diverse voices through which the Spirit helps us hear what the mind of Christ is regarding our faith and practice for time and place.

Molly Marshall announces 2027 retirement

She preached anyway

It’s time to listen to the prophets

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is no more