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Baptist school mourns student’s death

UPDATE: Plainview police released a statement April 6 indicating the cause of death was suicide. By Bob Allen Police are investigating the death of a student in a residence hall on the campus of Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas….

Indiana pizzeria owner afraid business is finished after gay remarks

Hugh Jackman to star as the apostle Paul in high-profile Christian film

Law professor Douglas Laycock supports same-sex marriage and Indiana’s religious freedom law

The challenges and blessings of financing a Mormon mission

Can a Muslim president defeat Boko Haram? Nigerians are betting on it

Is love a mandate or an emotion?

By Molly T. Marshall I have often wondered why Peter was so resistant to Jesus’ offer of washing his feet. Lord knows they needed it! The grit would cling to his feet after a day of walking in dust. When…

Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday … What’s Saturday?

Maundy Thursday. “Maundy” is derived from the first word of John 13:34 in Latin: ” Mandatum novum do vobis ut diligatis invicem sicut dilexi vos ut et vos diligatis invicem.” “A new command I give you: Love one another. As…

Church bullies

Today on Facebook, I posted Thom Rainer’s “9 Traits of Church Bullies”. The amount of reposts tells me that church bullies are growing problem in churches. Usually, we think of bullies at school but churches suffer from bullying as well.

Transforming together: What CBFNC’s General Assembly taught me

Recently I attended the Cooperative Baptist Church of North Carolina’s General Assembly. I was honored to receive the Randall and Lou Lolley Scholarship for my theological education at Duke Divinity School. But I couldn’t help but feel more than just…

Not all RFRAs are created equal: What’s different about Indiana’s controversial law

Move over, Gene Hackman. Indiana is becoming known for a lot more than just Hoosier’s basketball. After the state passed a law purported to restore “religious freedom,” it was met with crushing criticism from those who believe the law grants…

BJC releases statement on RFRA legislation in Indiana and Arkansas

By Bob Allen The head of a Baptist group that specializes in religious liberty said today he does not support controversial bills pitting religious conservatives against supporters of gay marriage in Arkansas and Indiana. J. Brent Walker, executive director of…

Democratic Socialists’ wins rattle Democrats, rouse GOP

Republican-fueled Islamophobia cited as cause of more attacks

Belgian footballer set an example for men worldwide

Yes, the global refugee situation is a crisis, book contends