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Impacting tomorrow is not a goal for many congregations

Congregations seeking to be vital and vibrant ten years from now are congregations seeking to impact tomorrow. Congregations hoping tomorrow will bring a return of the past are seeking to praise yesterday. Too few congregations are in the former category….

Campolo says U.S. missionaries too close to CIA, later ‘regrets’ comment

Editor’s note: This article was modified March 19 to include additional information following the third paragraph and the final paragraph. By Bob Allen A progressive evangelical leader who counseled President Bill Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky scandal says it isn’t…

Blogger moving on from Louisiana College to ‘ex-Muslim’ controversy in Georgia

By Bob Allen A Baptist pastor who released documents that brought media scrutiny to alleged wrongdoing at Louisiana College says he is finished with that controversy and shifting focus to another Baptist college president accused in the past of lying…

Bracketology theology: Who would Jesus pick?

By Brett Younger NCAA college basketball tournament brackets are being emailed, faxed and taped on refrigerators. Many fans will make their picks without reflecting on the theological implications. Unfortunately, some with no real love for basketball are filling out brackets….

What can we learn from America’s cities?

By Bill Wilson Imagine a community in steady decline. There are fewer and fewer people and revenues are declining. Young families, especially, are missing. There is a constant chorus of longing to return to the good old days. A sense…

Churches respond to call for disaster relief in Augusta, Ga.

By Jeff Brumley Andy Jones says he has just one answer for church groups still looking for that quick spring or early summer mission: come to Augusta, Ga. As the minister of missions at First Baptist Church there, Jones has…

In WikiWorship, church members help edit the sermon

Pastor Mark Driscoll apologizes for missteps, quits social media

Hobby Lobby’s Steve Green stands on faith against Obamacare mandate

Lauren Drain urges compassion for Fred Phelps

Fred Phelps excommunicated in power struggle, son says

Bad assumptions

I recently had the opportunity to read a stirring challenge to those most opposed to the still-controversial and legally-unsettled HHS mandate requiring all businesses to provide contraceptive coverage to their employees including four abortifacient drugs. The two prongs of the…

How much is enough?

Robert Sloan, Baptist educator, dies at 77

What patriotism is not

Amid flurry of rulings, habeas corpus spells trouble for Trump immigration policies