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TV series aims to inspire future ministers to heed calling

By Jeff Brumley Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology hopes a new weekly cable television series featuring its students, graduates and faculty will inspire some viewers to hear and heed their callings into ministry. “I believe most people are looking…

Kentucky Baptist Fellowship’s coordinator retiring after 16 years

By Robert Dilday John Lepper, the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship’s first and only coordinator, has announced plans to retire June 30 after 16 years as head of the state affiliate of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. “I have high hopes for the…

Immigration reform: Now is the time

By David Gushee Follow David: @dpgushee Close observers of our U.S. federal government agree that due to the very strange rhythms of national politics, comprehensive immigration reform — defined as a bill that includes some path to legal status for undocumented…

‘Godzilla’ remains true to tradition but offers new details

By Michael Parnell Back in the 1960s, I loved to stay up on Saturday nights to watch Shock Theater, the late night airings of classic monster/horror movies. There were the Hammer Films productions, which usually centered on Dracula. But my…

A new cultural orthodoxy

How shall we handle it when the forces of modern tolerance finally shed their sheep’s clothing and begin baring their teeth? In the last several months this question has moved from the realm of the theoretical to become intensely practical….

Baptists in Virginia mark 300 years of ‘uncoerced’ faith

By Robert Dilday In 1714, a small group of Baptists in Virginia asked their spiritual colleagues in Britain to send “messengers” to strengthen the fledgling religious movement in the colony. The result was the first documented Baptist congregation in Virginia….

Southwestern Seminary enrolls Muslim doctoral student, sparks controversy

By Ken Camp Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson has acknowledged the seminary recently allowed a Palestinian Muslim to enroll in the school’s Ph.D. program in archaeology. A Muslim’s enrollment in the Fort Worth, Texas, seminary marks a significant…

Presidents of two Baptist-affiliated universities in N.C. to retire

By Jeff Brumley The presidents of two North Carolina universities with Baptist affiliations have announced their impending retirements. Wingate University’s Jerry E. McGee announced in April he would retire in May 2015. He is Wingate’s 13th and longest serving president with…

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US megachurches report strong rebound from pandemic

Baptists need to speak up again for religious liberty

What in hell became of heaven?

TV series aims to inspire future ministers to heed calling

Kentucky Baptist Fellowship’s coordinator retiring after 16 years

Immigration reform: Now is the time

‘Godzilla’ remains true to tradition but offers new details

Baptists in Virginia mark 300 years of ‘uncoerced’ faith

Southwestern Seminary enrolls Muslim doctoral student, sparks controversy

Presidents of two Baptist-affiliated universities in N.C. to retire

Texas Baptists respond to wildfires in state’s Panhandle

John 14:6 — Inclusive or exclusive?

Italian women push Pope Francis to end priest celibacy

Empires Crumble From Within

The July 4 white supremacist march exposes an uncomfortable truth about our country

Florida’s school choice program offers universal vouchers but cannot show systemwide academic improvement

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3 views on Donald Trump held by American Christians

US megachurches report strong rebound from pandemic

Baptists need to speak up again for religious liberty

What in hell became of heaven?