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How Baptists helped end slavery in the United States

Christians often have been reminded that some of their forebears supported slavery, but many do not know Christians ended slavery in the United States. Southern Baptists, in particular, frequently are reminded their convention began amid the defense of slavery. Yet...

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(Re)Imagining Redemption

David Kelsey, Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School, asks a very simple yet powerful question, “What earthly difference can Jesus make here?” I’m in my sixth year of pastoring.  I’ve completed three degrees that carry theological weight.  I’ve been…

West, Texas, church gathers for worship

By John Hall and Jeff Brumley Its church building still in lockdown four days after a fertilizer plant explosion killed 14 people and injured 200 others, members of First Baptist Church in West, Texas, gathered in a makeshift altar in…

Ky. Baptists probe professor’s dismissal

By Bob Allen Kentucky Baptist Convention leaders are seeking answers to rumors swirling that a popular professor at Campbellsville University is being released from his teaching position for being too conservative. KBC Executive Director Paul Chitwood blogged April 20 that…

Former Baptist editor dies

By Bob Allen Theo Sommerkamp, 84, a longtime Baptist journalist known to friends for his strong love for railroad trains, died April 19. Sommerkamp, of Columbus, Ohio, met his wife of 60 years, Jean, while attending Oklahoma Baptist University. They…

Mo. woman elected to Churchnet post

By Bill Webb A woman active in Woman’s Missionary Union of Missouri is both the first female and the first layperson to be elected president of Churchnet, ministry network of the Baptist General Convention of Missouri. Donna Potts, a member…

Making peace between faith and science

By Fisher Humphreys At least since the publication of Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species about a century and a half ago, many people, including many Christians, have felt that Christian theology and modern science must always be in conflict….