It is midnight. Not the kind of midnight measured by clocks. The kind that settles into your bones. The kind that lingers long after the sun has risen. We all know this midnight. It is the midnight of the marriage...
The Hampton University Ministers’ Conference, while clearly having a stake in the national politics of the day — the invitation of then-Senator Barack Obama in 2007 shows this — has not focused on political conversation through the lens of black…
Even in the church, where marriage and families are celebrated—and, in many traditions, expected—female pastors are paid disproportionally smaller salaries if they’re married with kids, according to research published last month in the journal “Sociology of Religion.”
News that scientists for the first time successfully edited genes in human embryos created a stir this week.
Consistently in this country and throughout Christian history, we remember the legacy of the stranger, the heroic actions of the unwanted, the new insights and contributions of the disregarded and even despised.
There are many definitions of injustice, but “suffering the consequences of someone else’s actions” is a good one. Unfortunately, climate change is the epitome of this injustice. The countries most responsible for climate change will not be the countries who…
Despite serving a quarter century as the Southern Baptist Convention’s point man on public policy, Southern Evangelical Seminary President Richard Land says he never had the White House’s ear the way he does now as a member of President Donald…
The Christian consensus from the time of the Second Council of Orange in 529 A.D. has been that human willing and divine sustaining are not at odds, but are compatible with one another.
Which is generally more often to blame if a person is poor: lack of effort on their own part, or difficult circumstances beyond their control?
The New York Times has exposed a new initiative of the U.S. Justice Department. At the apparent behest of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Justice Department is recruiting and intends to hire lawyers to investigate whether affirmative action programs in…
Despite President Donald Trump’s attempts to pass as a pious Christian, late night host Seth Meyers is not convinced. Read also: Pastor says Trump ‘true friend’ to evangelicals Joshua vs Jesus: Why white evangelicals love Donald Trump Evangelicals should be deeply troubled…
Linda Livingstone accepted the post as Baylor University’s president when the school faced multiple investigations regarding its handling of sexual abuse complaints for one simple reason: She felt God called her to the position. Read also: Livingstone named 15th Baylor…
Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Debbie Bennett-Reynolds, to First Baptist Church, Ithaca, N.Y., as pastor, effective Sept. 1. Kevin Bumgarner, concluding his tenure…
