As the Southern Baptist Convention in its recent annual meeting has proved itself unreliably Baptist, it gives me pause to think about how quickly the transmogrification of this Baptist denomination into its ecclesiastical opposite has happened. Baptist folk often have...
Demanding that each president repeat the same religious activities of the previous president could create an informal religious test for public office, which would be inconsistent with the spirit of the Constitution.
More religion would make liberalism more intellectually coherent, more politically effective, more rooted in its own history, less of a congerie of suspicious “allies” and more of an actual fraternity.
Easter changes everything. Like no other part of the Christian faith, the story of Easter is at the heart of what makes our faith unique and life-changing. Death is overcome by life. Not even the grave is immune to the…
The No. 1 contemporary Christian radio station in America, which broadcasts in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, built its reputation on a simple slogan years ago: “Safe and fun for the whole family.” And that’s great for a radio station, even…
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has selected veteran Baptist journalist Marv Knox to lead a new network aimed at expanding the 1,800-church network’s reach in the southwestern United States. Officials at the Decatur, Ga.,-based CBF announced April 13 that Knox, editor…
Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Hambric Brooks, to First Baptist Church, Forsyth, Ga., as pastor, effective May 14. He comes from the pastorate…
To many of the conservative Christians who unexpectedly propelled Mr. Bentley, a Republican, into power, his demise was a dispiriting setback in an age when they feel their values are under siege.
The New York Times has too many pages. I download more podcasts than I can play. I cannot read half of what my friends post on Facebook — particularly one recipe-happy friend. I cannot hear, read, or notice a significant…
Getting high school students interested in theology sounds like a pretty tall order. In the age of “nones” and “dones” and continuing declines in religious adherence, younger generations have been identified with a less-is-more attitude toward faith. But that assumption…
Lenten devotions from Passport, Inc. Journey to the Cross, the devotional series for Lent, returns to Passport, Inc.’s devotional website d365.org Ash Wednesday, March 1 through Sunday, April 23. This series features scripture, prayer, and meditative thoughts accompanied by gentle…
As a minister, I’ve noticed that even the previously dependable Easter attendance bump has become not so dependable. It seems that I used to see more in town visitors or members on the margins who only come on holidays, but…
Church leaders said they will not hold Easter celebrations in mourning for 45 Coptic Christians killed in twin bombings of churches. Leaders said celebrations will only be limited to the liturgical prayers “without any festive manifestations.”
