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When we — Baptists and Methodists — were all evangelical

It may now seem surprising to many United Methodists, and even more Baptists, that for most of our histories in the United States, all Methodists and Baptists were regularly designated as evangelical denominations. The most important reason is that both...

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Search for lobbyist’s wife in second week

By Bob Allen A conservative Baptist lobbyist in Missouri has vowed to continue searching for his missing wife, who disappeared July 8 without a trace from their home on a 270-acre family farm an hour south of St. Louis. “Lynn,…

Felices son los estupidos

By Brett Younger “Once in your life before you die you ought to see a country where they don’t talk in English and don’t even want to.” Mrs. Gibbs’ recommendation in Our Town has stuck with me, so Carol and…

Build and tear down

By Mark Wingfield The church building is grand and beautiful, representative of the kind of early 20th-century architecture prevalent among prominent Baptist churches with resources. A recent restoration has brought the shine back to this gem of a worship space,…

Former church secretary indicted for theft

By Bob Allen A longtime administrative assistant at a Southern Baptist church in Alabama is accused of using a church credit card to make unauthorized personal purchases totaling more than $129,000 in a grand jury indictment alleging theft and fraud….

Leadership for a “Denominetwork”

Women leaders.  Diversity in worship. Babies in strollers and toddlers in arms.  Faithful friends.  New relationships.  Creative initiatives.  All of these are impressions that I brought back from the 2014 Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly in Atlanta.  The Fellowship continues to…