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Have Christians become opportunistic omnivores?

Opportunistic omnivores. What a great phrase! No, it has nothing to do with ruthless mergers and acquisitions. It’s how our Walk in the Woods guide, Sam, described the black bears in the Smoky Mountains on our hike up Mt. LeConte…

Virginia church aims to minister to children without one or both parents through 127JUNCTION

Following the mandate in James 1:27 for Christ’s followers to care for orphans in need, Community Heights Baptist Church in Southwest Virginia has initiated a ministry it calls 127JUNCTION to mobilize its members to care for the physical, emotional and…

Electronic reading is growing, and church libraries are taking note

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — It’s a sign of the times. Technology is changing what and how people read. A recent survey by the Pew Research Center found that the number of Americans reading electronic books has doubled since 2009. With the…

HeraldBeat: Tracking Baptists across the Mid-Atlantic

Accepted a new call? Been ordained? Church celebrating an anniversary? Mission trip or project that you would like highlighted on the HeraldBeat page? Send info to HeraldBeat editor Barbara Francis at [email protected]. Transitions ON THE MOVE Tom Ficklin, to Southampton…

How transparent are churches and denominations?

Many churches have cut back the number of business meetings held each year. Some have scaled back publications — particularly mailed-out print versions. Some large churches with communications staff or a department have eliminated them or severely reduced their resources….

OPINION: Social media for the responsible Christian

We are living in anxious times. As we plunge deeper into a postmodern existence, our anxiety can be felt in declining church attendance, the loss of confidence in government and civic organizations, and the overarching realization that the metanarratives which…

OPINION: Stretch

A few weeks ago church leaders from across the country got together in Alexandria, Va., for the Missio Alliance conference. They met to proclaim a shared sense of call to re-imagine church, how we tell the gospel story, mission and…

ANALYSIS: Will the Kermit Gosnell verdict change the abortion debate?

(RNS) — Even before rogue abortionist Kermit Gosnell was convicted in Philadelphia on May 13 of delivering and then killing late-term infants, abortion opponents were convinced they had a case that could reshape an abortion debate that has remained static…

What now for West, Texas? The challenge comes when public attention goes away

What now for West, Texas? The challenge comes when public attention goes away Marv Knox and Jeff Brumley (ABP) — The outpouring of sympathy and solidarity for West, Texas, has been immense since a fertilizer plant explosion killed 15 —…

What now for West, Texas? The challenge comes when public attention goes away

(ABP) — The outpouring of sympathy and solidarity for West, Texas, has been immense since a fertilizer plant explosion killed 15 — including 12 first-responders — on April 17. Thursday’s memorial in nearby Waco underscored that by drawing thousands, including…

In a low-trust environment, do churches operate on a need-to-know basis?

Denominational entities struggle to find balance between privacy and openness

Baptists follow the congregational form of church governance — every member who wants to can have a say in the way the church and the denomination operate. But how much access does the average church member have to information about…

Matthew Vines sets off a debate over what it means to be ‘queer’

Dear Mike Johnson, be careful what you ask for

What, to the white Christian, is America 250?

Four years later, anti-abortionists battle on other fronts

Have Christians become opportunistic omnivores?

Virginia church aims to minister to children without one or both parents through 127JUNCTION

Electronic reading is growing, and church libraries are taking note

HeraldBeat: Tracking Baptists across the Mid-Atlantic

How transparent are churches and denominations?

OPINION: Social media for the responsible Christian

OPINION: Stretch

ANALYSIS: Will the Kermit Gosnell verdict change the abortion debate?

What now for West, Texas? The challenge comes when public attention goes away

What now for West, Texas? The challenge comes when public attention goes away

In a low-trust environment, do churches operate on a need-to-know basis?

Denominational entities struggle to find balance between privacy and openness

From Augustine to Jefferson, the idea of separating church and state has deep religious and secular roots

Defying pope and facing excommunication, SSPX consecrates bishops at huge outdoor Mass

BWA Leader Transitions to Full-Time Role with BWA Women

The Bible verses dividing Washington: How Matthew 25 became a political litmus test

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Matthew Vines sets off a debate over what it means to be ‘queer’

Dear Mike Johnson, be careful what you ask for

What, to the white Christian, is America 250?

Four years later, anti-abortionists battle on other fronts