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,...

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Diversity plan divides Baylor faculty

By Bob Allen A Baylor University official charged with creating a position to increase racial, ethnic and gender diversity among faculty and staff has resigned after less than eight months on the job. “After prayerful consideration and consultation with my…

Cruz stumps at S.C. Baptist school

By Bob Allen Fresh off last week’s televised debate, GOP presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz held a campaign rally Jan. 15 at a college affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention. “We need to take power out of Washington and…

EPA enlisting religious groups to fight food waste

Two billion Bibles later, the Gideons are still at it, spreading the Gospel room by room

Jailed pastor Saeed Abedini among prisoners released by Iran

‘I will protect Christians,’ Donald Trump tells students at Liberty University

At Martin Luther King service, talk of legacy turns to politics

Avoid thy neighbor?

By Corey Fields I sometimes attend neighborhood watch meetings. The idea behind such gatherings is a very good one. When neighbors know each other and work together, the neighborhood is stronger and crime rates decrease. Most folks I encounter are…

How Martin Luther King Jr. predicted the decline of the church

So often the contemporary church is a weak, ineffectual voice with an uncertain sound. So often it is an archdefender of the status quo. Far from being disturbed by the presence of the church, the power structure of the average…

Wheaton and the future of Christian education

It isn’t easy being in Christian education these days. The case of Dr. Larycia Hawkins and Wheaton College is showing us why. You’ve read it in multiple places and from various sources: Things aren’t what they once were.

Why I will protest a school I love

I am a pastor who loves Jesus. Yet I’m also realizing I’m a pastor who loves comfort, ease, a good reputation, and money almost just as much. These idols cause me to fear writing the words you’re now reading.