At this VBS, a skit simulates a violent execution

“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...

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Casting visions from the pulpit

By Jeff Brumley Some pastors may look forward to — and even need — a post-holiday lull. But not Doug Dortch, the senior minister at Mountain Brook Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. Instead, he’ll be busy those first few days…

Redeeming fornication

By Bob Allen Christians lost more than just a word when they began substituting modern euphemisms like “premarital sex” for the old-fashioned sin of “fornication,” a Southern Baptist theologian said in a recent essay. Russell Moore, theology dean at Southern…

‘Les Misérables’ and reaching for grace

By Darrell Gwaltney In late November 1996, my wife and I attended Les Misérables at the Palace Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue in London, England. Attending the play was such a transcendent experience for us we said we would never see…

‘Les Misérables’ and reaching for grace

By Darrell Gwaltney In late November 1996, my wife and I attended Les Misérables at the Palace Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue in London, England. Attending the play was such a transcendent experience for us we said we would never see…

‘Les Misérables’ and reaching for grace

By Darrell Gwaltney In late November 1996, my wife and I attended Les Misérables at the Palace Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue in London, England. Attending the play was such a transcendent experience for us we said we would never see…

‘Les Misérables’ and reaching for grace

By Darrell Gwaltney In late November 1996, my wife and I attended Les Misérables at the Palace Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue in London, England. Attending the play was such a transcendent experience for us we said we would never see…

Targeting ‘Les Miserables’ to Christians pays off at the box office

Faith leaders want Americans to pray for collegiality

In 113th Congress: First Hindu, first Buddhist in Senate, and (maybe) first ‘none’

Former Notre Dame coach’s latest play call: Come home, Catholics

Lessons From Stone Mountain

It all started with my teeth. A couple of years ago I was reclining in the chair of my dentist, Dr. Uetsuki, waiting for the nitrous oxide to kick in. “Are you doing anything special for New Year’s?” he asked…

My resolutions . . . more or less

The start of a new year is usually perceived as a season for clean slates and new beginnings. Depending on your perspective, you might consider New Year’s Day as a time to turn over a new leaf, a time to…