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Letters to Mary: Women are fully alive

Looking yourself in the eye and feeling alive That is hope — Christy LaFrance Williamson Dear Mary, Mother, I write these words to you woman to woman, my flesh like your flesh. I also am a mother, and I…

Starving the mindset that feeds terrorism

Across Nigeria’s highways and farm paths, in markets and dormitories, and even in churches and mosques, faith has become a weapon. The line between devotion and destruction has grown perilously thin. Religious violence here is not new; what is new is…

Dutch scholar accuses BBC of editing his speech in fear of Trump

A Dutch historian has accused the British Broadcasting Corporation of caving to fears about being sued by U.S. President Donald Trump and removing a critical line from a recent lecture. Rutger Bregman released a video Nov. 25 detailing his recent experience…

Stephanie Erin Leonard: April 22, 1975 – November 26, 2025

After a critical decline in health, Stephanie Erin Leonard passed away peacefully at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in the early hours of Nov. 26. Her parents, Candyce and Bill Leonard, were at her bedside. Stephanie was born in…

Ex-Turning Point executive pleads guilty to attempted election fraud

Austin Smith, the former director of Turning Point Action, the political arm of Turning Point USA, pled guilty to attempted election fraud for his effort to forge signatures while running for reelection to the Arizona Legislature. When Smith was indicted…

NAMB reneges on life insurance promised to forced retirees

“We planned our funerals around that promise.” Bert Ross remembers the paperwork he signed in December 2010, when he and nearly a hundred others were pushed out of the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board in a large downsizing….

Who gets to apologize?

The recent atmospheric shift felt by many across the country wasn’t hell freezing over — it was Marjorie Taylor Greene apologizing for years of participating in what she called “toxic politics,” taking responsibility for herself and her own actions. For those of…

Back to the plantation: How MAHA weaponizes food

As the nation looks to the holidays and fallout from the longest government shutdown in history, funds are slowly becoming available to fund SNAP programs for 42 million Americans. At the same time, the Make America Healthy Again movement is poised to resurrect a…

MAGA Thanksgiving may implode like a deep-fried turkey

There are indications this year’s MAGA family Thanksgiving gathering may be contentious. Pre-Thanksgiving arguments and disagreements threaten to spill into scraps and splits at the family meal. After more than 10 years of party loyalty and unity, the MAGA family…

Ministry jobs

Baptist News Global provides a free listing of ministry-related jobs for Baptist churches, theological institutions and organizations across the United States. Each free posting is for 30 days and is limited to 150 words. Postings may be extended another 30…

20 questions for Baylor University

With families traveling long distances by car this week, there’s likely to be a resurgence of one of the most beloved of all time-passing games, Twenty Questions. In that spirit, I’ve come up with 20 questions for the leadership of…

A different kind of Thanksgiving gratitude

Over the last couple of weeks, I sat down to write my Thanksgiving message several times, only to scrap every draft. Try as I may, I find myself incapable of penning some sappy tribute to the season. Don’t get me…

Eradicating DEI hasn’t made anything better

How Christian nationalism shows up in patriotic worship services

Dear Trump-supporting Christians, are you really OK with this?

‘Every Student. Every State’ campaign promotes school tax credit