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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...

Prof honored by ABCUSA

By Bob Allen An assistant professor at Central Baptist Theological Seminary and associate pastor at a Kansas City-area Baptist church will be honored with an award at this summer’s biennial gathering of American Baptist Churches USA. Ruth Rosell, pastor of…

Drive-thru breakfasts help two Central Virginia churches engage their communities

Fast food restaurants have them, as do banks and pharmacies. So why not churches? That’s what two congregations in Central Virginia — Fork Union Baptist Church and Pioneer Baptist Church in Henrico — thought when they each developed drive-thru breakfasts…

Is God the missing character in â€˜Downton Abbeyâ€™?

(RNS) — The third season of the megahit PBS series Downton Abbey wraps up on Feb. 17, capping another must-see run of ruin and redemption at Lord Grantham’s stately English manor. Yet some are still left puzzled over the absence…

Is God the missing character in â€˜Downton Abbeyâ€™? The question puzzles some fans

Campbell Divinity School professor wins prestigious international award for theological studies

BUIES CREEK, N.C. — David Moffitt, an assistant professor of New Testament and Greek at Campbell University Divinity School, is one of 10 young scholars from around the world named recipients of a prestigious international award for excellence in theological…

House passes church-funding bill

By Bob Allen The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill Feb. 13 to allow houses of worship damaged by Hurricane Sandy to receive disaster aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, despite warnings by advocacy groups that the…

Passport offers online Lenten series

By Robert Dilday Passport, a 20-year-old student ministry with ties to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, is again offering its “Journey to the Cross” Lenten series on its devotional website. The series, which will run through the first week of Easter,…

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

Prof honored by ABCUSA

Drive-thru breakfasts help two Central Virginia churches engage their communities

Is God the missing character in â€˜Downton Abbeyâ€™?

Is God the missing character in â€˜Downton Abbeyâ€™? The question puzzles some fans

Campbell Divinity School professor wins prestigious international award for theological studies

House passes church-funding bill

Passport offers online Lenten series

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Megachurches unite with Broadway, NFL to defend wireless mic

Cash-strapped National Council of Churches to move to D.C.

Saint Valentine: How we got the day of love

Pope promotes Italian nun to top migrant role in his first major appointment of a woman to Holy See

A Pastoral Response from BWA and UBLA

Amazon’s Second Season Of ‘Hazbin Hotel’ Reinvents Christian Redemption

Muslims were part of America’s story long before the republic began

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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