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No political victory should be worth sacrificing moral integrity

Graham Platner’s campaign to dethrone Susan Collins as one of Maine’s two senators has come to an abrupt end following allegations of sexual assault. In an 11-minute-long video on X, the progressive firebrand launched a combative defense calling the allegations...

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Religious litmus tests

American Christianity deeply troubles me. It’s not because some sociologists are saying that the influence and prominence of religion in American public life is declining. It’s not because more and more clergy leaders are leaving the ministry for less stressful…

Caring for the caregivers

Caregiving is a ministry.  A caregiver is usually defined as an unpaid friend or family member who provides caring assistance for someone who suffers a long term physical or emotional illness. As my wife and I have journeyed alongside members…

Genocide project unites campus

By Jeff Brumley Growing up Baptist in North Carolina, Keri Arrington had little exposure to the topic of genocide. Even her first three years at Mars Hill College did little to inform her of modern instances of the brutal practice….

OPINION: A new language

It took just a few minutes to read the article about the decision of the Baptist General Association of Virginia to ask a Richmond church to end affiliation after ordination of a gay man for a service mission, and I…

Controversy follows Calvinist group

By Bob Allen A controversial church-planting network with ties to a Southern Baptist Convention seminary has been sued in Maryland for allegedly covering up allegations of sexual abuse of children in the 1980s and 1990s. According to the Associated Press,…

When callings and choir robes collide

By Amy Butler The other day I was remembering my first involvement in a church as an independent adult. My first grown-up church was a big, suburban congregation with a fancy building and lots of fun programming for college students….