You may or may not like Pete Hegseth’s politics, but it’s his theology that ought to concern you more. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as U.S. Secretary of Defense has ties to one of the most chauvinistic and vitriolic...
You know the parable: After the work, after the harvest, after the painful hours of crushed dignity and thankless labor, the day grows cool. As the work becomes easier and the task less thankless, some new friends come to join…
Against the backdrop of rising anti-LGBTQ violence, Interfaith Alliance and its partners will provide training for faith leaders and congregations to serve as buffers between hate groups and those attending Pride month events in June. “While this year it is…
With the demands of social media and the stress and challenges of greater social isolation as evidenced during the COVID pandemic, youth today are facing significant pressure with limited support. Ask any youth you know, and they will tell you…
The Virginia school board that voted last week to restore the names of Confederate leaders to two schools was elected with the help of conservative Christian groups that promote parental rights and oppose Critical Race Theory. Ever since the Shenandoah…
Longtime Cooperative Baptist Fellowship staff member Jeff Huett has been named to a newly created position of chief operating officer. According to a CBF news release, Huett will coordinate collaboration between finance, human resources, identity and communications, information technology, and…
One of the tasks and joys of my ministry in the last year has been to build relationships with young adults in our community and respond to their needs. Recently, that work brought me out from the walls of the…
Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s; and to God what is God’s — Jesus (Mark 12.17) What belongs to God never really has been the question. God’s Spirit is our life breath, animating our bodies with every inhale and…
The 9/11 attacks on the United States revealed Elizabeth Neumann’s first calling: to protect the nation from religious extremists “over there” through counterterrorism work in George W. Bush’s administration. The 1/6 attack on the U.S. Capitol inspired her current calling:…
A recent Pew Research study shows racial and religious demographic changes are having significant effects on both the Republican and Democratic parties. Amid a contentious election year, Pew’s most recent findings show American views toward partisanship have shifted tremendously between…
