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Baptist state convention sued over rape at church camp

A lawsuit filed recently in Oklahoma claims negligence by a Southern Baptist state convention in the violent rape last summer of a 13-year girl attending a church camp. The lawsuit, filed March 8 in the district court of Oklahoma County,…

The first solar eclipse to cross America in 99 years is coming. To some, it’s an act of God.

The eclipse will be an important moment for scientific observers and a massive spectator event. It will also, for many people of faith, be evidence of God’s majesty — and even, to a few, a harbinger of the end of…

Rejecting the stranger: Why Rod Dreher’s vision of communal Christian life is not so Benedictine after all

The question many Christian writers are asking is the same: who is this book for? Is it written only for Dreher’s fellow travellers on the conservative spectrum, or is there an openness to more progressive Christian readers as well?

Resisting fake news: ‘Think on these things’

I just want to hear “the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth,” so God help this administration. Education Secretary Betsy Devos called the architects of schools built during the most intense period of American segregation “pioneers” of…

Those seeking a deeper faith should consult their (Christian) calendar, Baptist preacher says

Some Baptists and other Protestants doubt the relevance and biblical correctness of using the Christian calendar. But not Joe LaGuardia, senior pastor at First Baptist Church in Vero Beach, Fla. LaGuardia said the Christian calendar, as expressed in worship and…

Minister joins effort to address North Carolina’s role in torture

A former military officer turned Baptist minister denounced torture as “unjust, immoral and unethical on religious grounds” in a telephone press conference March 15 launching the new nonprofit North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture. “All religions traditions affirm the…

The conservative tradition of welcoming refugees

America’s welcoming refugee policy was crafted by conservatives, who understood that American power depended on a humane refugee policy. It is a lesson worth remembering today as we fight the war on terror.

Tim Keller to receive Princeton Seminary award but some alumni are unhappy

Tim Keller, founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, is set to be honored by Princeton Theological Seminary next month but some alumni are disgruntled because of his church’s position on women and LGBT individuals in ministry.

Jesus on strategic visioning

Building a congregation’s life around a clear vision and purpose is an easy thing to believe in. Aligning that purpose with biblical teaching and witness is an agreeable notion. I seldom encounter a leader or leadership group who resists the…

Faith, determination pay off when woman meets Willie Nelson

Allison Dickson is no stranger to the spotlight. Dickson, who has lived all her life with both spinal muscular dystrophy and a remarkable can-do spirit, has tackled and finished college (including sorority life), Baylor Law School and numerous high-dollar fundraisers….

One of Richmond seminary’s original professors nominated as its president

One-time New Testament professor Linda McKinnish Bridges will return to Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond as president if approved by the Virginia seminary’s trustee board March 21. A presidential search committee announced her nomination to replace current President Ron Crawford,…

Theologizing with Larkin Poe, 10 years after Reskinned

Ministry leader with tall tales wins GOP bid for Colorado governor

What Willy Rice once knew

What I learned July 5 at church