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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Which six pastors best represent Baptist preachers? A review of Joel Gregory’s Global Anthology on Baptist Preaching

Four years ago Joel Gregory, Professor of Preaching at George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University, was commissioned by the Baptist World Alliance to study representative Baptist preaching throughout the world. Talk about taking a bite out of an…

Learning how to eat the Lord’s Supper

By Brett Younger When I was 5 years old, we visited my grandmother’s church when they were having the Lord’s Supper. The worship service had nothing to do with Communion, but after the long invitation that closed the service, the…

The resurrection of a dying church

By Alex Gallimore I became a pastor during the scorching summer of 2012. Although I was right out of divinity school where I had been trained to think theologically and had accumulated quite a bit of local church experience, the…

Thousands flee as terrorists take over Iraq’s Christian heartland

Giving increases for some sectors, flat for churches