“Take him out! Blow him up! Take him out! Blow him up!” the children chant during a vacation Bible school program at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Lexington, Ky. With eerie music looming over the scene, the viral TikTok video...
They were the most unlikely of business partners. In 1984 the beautiful town of Bangor, Maine, offered few stable jobs and many people still got by working odd jobs, trading for goods, and growing their own produce. Alex Gallimore Burt…
As I write this, the 2013 NASCAR racing season is set to begin this coming Sunday (Feb. 24) with the Daytona 500. While that is generally of little interest to many, this year the race is engendering quite a media…
By Jeff Brumley They tried hiring a consultant, new worship styles, luring nonprofits as renters and seeking other churches for mergers. But each approach fell through for the roughly 50 aging members of Scott Boulevard Baptist Church in Decatur, Ga. The congregation’s next step…
By Bob Allen A female Bible scholar, ordained as a Baptist and United Church of Christ minister, says immigration is not a “black and white” issue in the African-American community in this week’s installment of a series of Bible commentaries…
By Molly T. Marshall I regularly read The Chronicle of Higher Education, which for over 40 years has offered news and commentary on issues that shape the varied practices of colleges and universities. It is sort of a form of…
By Bob Allen Comments on gay marriage by celebrated Kentucky farmer and author Wendell Berry that received widespread media attention in January are now available for online viewing. Georgetown College announced Feb. 20 the posting of Berry’s address, delivered Jan….
Dear church staff candidate: Your resumé matters. It matters so much that you ought to have a knowledgeable person proofread it before you send it out. I’ve just returned from a search committee meeting at church where a committee of…
Churches must be intentional about forming a community that includes everyone. I have been in youth ministry for over 12 years. In college I was introduced to the One-Eared Mickey Mouse Model of youth ministry. I ran into it again…
