The stories of Graham Platner and Roy Moore, although unfolding in different parties and different eras, trace the same institutional pattern: Modern political parties elevate outsiders when they are useful and abandon them when they become inconvenient. Platner and Moore...
Historically, many Baptists have taken issue with the notion of humans deciding who is in and who is out of the kingdom of God. I am one of those. I like to believe we always have felt a kinship with…
While some Baptist churches are actively running away from any hint of supporting women in leadership, a Florida Baptist church recently ordained four women as ministers on the same day. In a Sept. 21 service filled with pageantry, liturgical readings…
Baptist News Global provides a free listing of ministry-related jobs for Baptist churches, theological institutions and organizations across the United States. Each free posting is for 30 days and is limited to 150 words. Postings may be extended another 30…
Jack Martin, who pioneered ministry to prison inmates in Thailand during his nearly 35 years as a Baptist missionary, died Sept. 20 after a long illness. He was 90. Like many pioneers, Martin didn’t take no for an answer when…
I vividly remember the first time someone accused me of being a heretic. It occurred in a dorm room during my sophomore year of college. A fellow ministerial student and I were engaged in a spirited debate about biblical inspiration….
I have some unanswered questions about the Dallas ICE facility shooting. In addition to writing for Baptist News Global, I also serve as justice and advocacy minister at Royal Lane Baptist Church in Dallas. In that role, I joined a…
The Trump administration’s elimination of annual food insecurity reports will plunge the nation into the dark when it comes to feeding hungry Americans, nutrition advocates say. “Ultimately, this is a loss not just for data collection, but for the millions…
Vice President JD Vance demands Democrats “stop telling your supporters that everybody who disagrees with you is a Nazi” if they want to end political violence in the United States. I think President Donald Trump, Vice President Vance and MAGA world have their…
AI-enhanced perfection, whether by fashion magazines or Hollywood, is perpetuating unattainable standards for what it means to be a person, but this new model isn’t new. For generations, marginalized people have been subject to the myth of the perfect victim….
Recently, in some evangelical circles, a contingent of folks has begun talking about the so-called “sin” of empathy. Joe Rigney brought this discussion into the limelight in 2019 with a series of blog posts at Desiring God written in the…
As a pre-teen, future church musician Louie Bailey and friends from his Royal Ambassador group distributed brand-new copies of the 1956 Baptist Hymnal in their congregation’s pew racks. That day, Bailey held in his hands a book that would shape…
The man who killed at least four worshipers at a Mormon church in Michigan Sept. 28 displayed a Trump sign outside his home and was known to wear MAGA gear. Authorities have identified Thomas Jacob Sanford of Burton, Mich., as…
