Baptist News Global

Is this really the second-most-important book of the year?

I am puzzled that Christianity Today selected The Body God Gives: A Biblical Response to Transgender Theory, by Robert S. Smith, as the second most important book of 2025. Surely we have more serious concerns than another evangelical attack on…

GRACE names new executive director

Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment, which goes by the acronym GRACE, has named Laura Thien as its new executive director. GRACE was founded in 2004 by Boz Tchividjian, a former child abuse prosecutor, after he witnessed the…

What AI worship exposes about our songs and our souls

Solomon Ray’s first album, Faithful Soul, launched him overnight into the bestselling and most-played charts. Within days, the album hit No. 1 on the iTunes Top 100 Christian and Gospel chart. Two tracks — “Find Your Rest” and “Goodbye Temptation”…

A practical guide for nurturing youth mental health

Stories of poor mental health among children and teenagers are sadly prevalent today, including young people going through depression, anxiety and even death by suicide. Mental health challenges occur on a continuum, so it is important to be aware of developing…

‘Why didn’t God do anything to prevent this?’

Several years ago, a group of Christians decided to throw their collective weight behind a candidate for national office. They were concerned about the moral decay and chaos that threatened their nation in the wake of an inconclusive war. They…

Our tax system should benefit kids and families

Last week, it was reported that corporations will reap $16 billion in new, retroactive tax breaks this year under just one provision of the Trump-GOP tax law enacted in July. This provision of HR-1, otherwise known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill…

US allies are now foes in Trump Security Strategy

President Donald Trump’s tariffs have upended global trade. Now, his National Security Strategy officially upends global partnerships the U.S. and its European allies have enjoyed for 80 years since the end of World War II. The U.S. will now overlook…

SBC pastor helps launch Christian AI firm

Concerns over Christians’ use of artificial intelligence and AI chatbots like ChatGPT have led a Southern Baptist pastor to help found Dominion, a Christian AI project that went live Nov. 14. When Erik Reed, lead pastor of The Journey Church…

Clergy are essential to resistance against ICE, Chicago pastor says

The visibility and voice of clergy are indispensable to the protest movement forming against President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration tactics, said Michael Woolf, a Chicago-area pastor recently arrested outside a federal detention center. “Religious leaders are really important in this…

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…

Missouri legislators seek to eliminate statute of limitations in child sexual abuse

In yet another attempt to make litigation more accessible for victims of child sexual abuse and trafficking in Missouri, Rep. Brian Seitz and Sen. Brad Hudson have pre-filed legislation aiming to eliminate the civil statute of limitations in these cases. In previous legislative…

DeSantis follows Abbott’s lead in labeling Muslim groups terrorists

Following Texas’ lead, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has designated the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Muslim Brotherhood as “foreign terrorist organizations.” “Florida agencies are hereby directed to undertake all lawful measures to prevent unlawful activities by these organizations, including…

Trump’s war on ‘woke’ targets federal grants and foreign relations

Reflections on In the Twilight of the Christian West

Why rural families need support now

Why do we keep sounding the alarm?