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BWA head announces plans to retire

Neville Callam, ninth general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance and the first non-white to head the global alliance of Baptist conventions and unions founded in 1905, has announced plans to retire at the end of 2017. Policies of the organization…

How technology helped Martin Luther change Christianity

Luther’s spectacular success was in large part a propaganda phenomenon. His broadside against Catholic Church practices might have gone unnoticed were it not for the introduction a few decades earlier of a new technology: the printing press.

‘Sanctuary churches’ vow to shield immigrants from Trump crackdown

During his campaign, Donald Trump vowed to deport an estimated 11 million foreigners. Since his election victory, he said he would immediately deport 2 to 3 million undocumented immigrants who have been convicted of crimes.

Keeping awake to the power of kindness, civility and nonviolent protest

One of my favorite cartoons depicts two little creatures watching the ark pull away from the shore. One remarks to the other, “Oh, shoot. Was that today?” Apparently they are the only ones who miss the departure. The Gospel reading…

Sanded glass churches

On our family beach trip this past summer, our grandchildren discovered sea glass. For our five preschoolers, it was like finding treasure. In fact, that’s what they called it: “Let’s go find some more treasures!” You probably know that the…

Missionary uses partnership to fight poverty in rural Kentucky

In southern Kentucky, where poverty means prey, Scarlette Jasper is hard at work. Through education, housing assistance and developing the assets of local residents, Jasper is working to repair lives broken by rural poverty.

Murder trial for Alabama minister pushed back to May

An Alabama judge has granted a request to give lawyers more time to prepare their defense for a former Southern Baptist minister charged with murdering his wife nearly three-and-a-half years ago. The trial against Richard Shahan, former pastor to children…

Jerry Falwell Jr. emerges as possible Trump cabinet pick

One of Donald Trump’s earliest evangelical supporters is expected to be rewarded with a role in the next administration. The News & Advance in in Lynchburg, Va., reported Nov. 17 that Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. visited Trump Tower…

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

BWA head announces plans to retire

How technology helped Martin Luther change Christianity

‘Sanctuary churches’ vow to shield immigrants from Trump crackdown

Keeping awake to the power of kindness, civility and nonviolent protest

Sanded glass churches

Missionary uses partnership to fight poverty in rural Kentucky

Murder trial for Alabama minister pushed back to May

Jerry Falwell Jr. emerges as possible Trump cabinet pick

Pope extends permission on abortion forgiveness

A Detroit pastor and her church are building something big with tiny homes

When hatred hits home

Confronting white power in the Church

After US Aid Cuts, the Sick Wonder Who Will Visit Them

Inside a Christian mother’s fight against ICE activity in Chicagocu

Why removing a distinct religious code for Native American military service members will make their needs invisible

The Denomination That’s Half Evangelical, Half Black Protestant — And somehow holding together

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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