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Americans value freedom but there are differences on what it means

America’s 250th birthday prompted researchers at Navigator to ask Americans how they define America, patriotism and what our country should aspire to. The result was 82% of Americans across all generations saying they believe freedom is an extremely important value,...

Springsteen and Lent, Part 2: The First Sunday in Lent

When I think of this week’s lectionary text from the book of Romans, I am always reminded of the now infamous comments of former Southern Baptist Convention president Bailey Smith. The year was 1987, and Smith was at a conference…

Congregational management must be accountable to visionary leadership

“Who is in charge here?” is a demand question often heard from someone who wants to enter an organization and provide either leadership or management. When spoken loudly and with an anger edge it can mean that if no one…

Mohler applauds discovery of gravitational waves but says it doesn’t prove anything

By Bob Allen A Southern Baptist theologian says astronomers study the universe not only through telescopes, but also a worldview lens that causes them to interpret their observations in ways contrary to biblical truth. Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist…

Catholic bishops not obliged to report clerical child abuse, Vatican says

Trump: Pope Francis ‘doesn’t understand’ America’s problems

Hillary Clinton asks black pastors for salvation

Helping refugees not optional for Jesus’ followers, ministers say

Scripture and the example of Christ compel Christians to be a welcoming spirit to the waves of refugees arriving in the United States, a number of Baptist leaders say. The Gateway Arch represented the westward expansion of the United States….

In Mexico, Pope Francis will deliver messages for both sides of the border

Ted Nugent’s Facebook post on guns and Jews draws charges of anti-Semitism

Mohler applauds discovery of gravitational waves but says it doesn’t prove anything

People who see the vast expanse of space as evidence of an old universe rely on a secular rather than biblical worldview, says the Southern Baptist theologian and seminary president. A Southern Baptist theologian says astronomers study the universe not…

Pastors need Lent, too

Just as we had finished imposing ashes on the foreheads of worshipers, my friend and fellow pastor David Bennett turned to me and said, “Alan, remember you are dust and to dust you shall return.” And with those words, David…

Skin tax

What does it cost in America if your skin isn’t white? In 1996, I was a summer missionary in the Philippines. I had no idea how much that summer would change my life. One night my partner and I stayed…

3 views on Donald Trump held by American Christians

US megachurches report strong rebound from pandemic

Baptists need to speak up again for religious liberty

What in hell became of heaven?

Springsteen and Lent, Part 2: The First Sunday in Lent

Congregational management must be accountable to visionary leadership

Mohler applauds discovery of gravitational waves but says it doesn’t prove anything

Catholic bishops not obliged to report clerical child abuse, Vatican says

Trump: Pope Francis ‘doesn’t understand’ America’s problems

Hillary Clinton asks black pastors for salvation

Helping refugees not optional for Jesus’ followers, ministers say

In Mexico, Pope Francis will deliver messages for both sides of the border

Ted Nugent’s Facebook post on guns and Jews draws charges of anti-Semitism

Mohler applauds discovery of gravitational waves but says it doesn’t prove anything

Pastors need Lent, too

Skin tax

Empires Crumble From Within

The July 4 white supremacist march exposes an uncomfortable truth about our country

Florida’s school choice program offers universal vouchers but cannot show systemwide academic improvement

‘Church Hurt’ Is A Very Real Thing. Here’s What Experts Want You To Know About It.

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3 views on Donald Trump held by American Christians

US megachurches report strong rebound from pandemic

Baptists need to speak up again for religious liberty

What in hell became of heaven?