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Consensus in Congregations the Martin Luther King Jr. Way

I love police, lawyer, and political dramas on television and the big screen. Not sure I always like the violence or murders, but I like how the drama is weaved together. The West Wing, about the presidency of Jeb Bartlett,…

Coping with opposition

While living in Louisville, Kentucky (while attending seminary many more years ago than I would like to admit) I was briefly employed as a youth minister for a 150-year-old congregation located downtown. Situated in what had been a very prosperous…

A profoundly simple question – where is your faith?

It feels like a trick question. Like the one a teacher asks each new class: “How many months of the year have 28 days?” Just as surely as someone always yells out “February,” a more thoughtful student eventually realizes: “All…

To hand someone a dollar or not?

by Kim Priddy, Associate Pastor of Missions To hand someone a dollar or not? This is a debate that is faced when you come upon someone holding a cardboard sign at an intersection that reads: “Hungry- Anything Helps.” The bible…

Partnerships can transform racial relations, says pastor

By Bob Allen Racial reconciliation can occur not only between individuals but also by way of transforming mission partnerships, a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship pastor said Jan. 15 at a conference for diverse Baptist groups in Atlanta. Jason Coker, pastor of…

Reflecting on the contributions of Martin Luther King Jr

10 distractions regarding worship music

By Chuck Lawless A few weeks ago, I posted findings on common worship distractions. Since that time, some readers have questioned me more specifically about our findings regarding the musical component of worship. So, the goal in this post is…

Inclusion reflex

Where is God?

John’s prologue is actually a poem that introduces major themes that will be developed in the unfolding of the story that follows. It is a beautiful poem about the mystery of incarnation. I love the story about two mischievous boys,…

Property sale positions Atlanta church to engage its vibrant neighborhood

By Jeff Brumley Mimi Walker, pastor at Druid Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta, says she never took a course on real estate negotiating while in seminary. In fact, she doesn’t know of any seminaries that offer one. “But I think…

SBC megachurch challenges discrimination law in Dallas suburb

By Bob Allen A Southern Baptist megachurch is lending its membership roll of 37,000 to a petition drive seeking repeal of a non-discrimination ordinance in Plano, Texas. Petitions will be available this weekend at Prestonwood Baptist Church opposing changes by…

After recantation, LifeWay withdraws ‘The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven’

By Bob Allen LifeWay Christian Resources agreed to stop selling a book about a child’s purported visit to heaven during a near-death experience in 2004 after the now-teenager recanted the story in an open letter to a Southern Baptist blog….

Trump’s war on ‘woke’ targets federal grants and foreign relations

Reflections on In the Twilight of the Christian West

Why rural families need support now

Why do we keep sounding the alarm?