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By FTEs, this SBC seminary is now the largest

There’s a new largest seminary in the Southern Baptist Convention. According to just-published comparative data for the six SBC seminaries, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kanas City, Mo., has jumped to first place in FTE enrollment of SBC-qualified students. The…

Catholic newspaper calls out Trump’s ‘unprecedented cruelty’

If President Donald Trump is going to “protect” Christianity, the editorial staff of the National Catholic Reporter isn’t feeling the love. The flagship independent publication of American Catholics published a scathing editorial about Trump’s policies Feb. 6, calling out “the…

She’s baaaaaack!

It’s February 2025 and Paula White is back at the White House. On Feb. 7 at the National Prayer Breakfast, President Donald Trump announced the (re)creation of the White House Faith Office, to be led by White. She also led…

New Perkins Theology dean comes from Boston University

Southern Methodist University has named Bryan P. Stone dean of its Perkins School of Theology, a flagship seminary for The United Methodist Church that also has a Baptist House of Studies. Stone succeeds Craig Hill, who retired as dean two…

What happened to Saddleback’s PEACE Plan?

Rick and Kay Warren gave an excellent interview to Krista Tippett, on the On Being radio show almost 20 years ago, on Dec. 6, 2007. In it, Pastor Rick says this: The reason there are hungry people in the world,…

Does God obsess about gender?

A few hours ago, I received a text from a friend who is concerned about their transgender child. It’s been easy to miss the exacting details of the barrage of executive orders flying across our new president’s desk these last…

Pastors, now what?

If you are like me, the pastor of a small church in a small town, you might be thinking to yourself, “Now what?” I mean, we have a big year ahead. If your church still does vacation Bible school, it’s…

This is not Christianity

“How can people who claim to be Christians do these things?” That’s among a set of recurring questions people the world over keep asking about the Trump administration and its MAGA mafia in America. While too many have danced around…

Remember that time Wheaton College congratulated Russell Vought?

Want to know how controversial it was for Russell Vought to be confirmed by the Senate as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget? Just ask Wheaton College, where Vought earned a bachelor’s degree. On Friday, Feb….

Delivering the nation’s health care into the hands of anti-vaxxers is the wrong decision

When I was pregnant with our twins, I read stacks of books on “what to expect when you’re expecting.” (I’ve since discovered, with twins always expect the unexpected.) One well-marked book in my stack was about childhood vaccinations. It was…

Why Trump seeks to create a government of one person

“Do you believe I am unwittingly supporting the Antichrist?” Benjamin Cole asked BNG Executive Director Mark Wingfield in perhaps the most contentious episode of BNG’s “Stuck in the Middle with You” podcast to date. In an hour-long conversation on current politics, the…

Kirk Cousins and Mack Brown share friendship and faith

Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Kirk Cousins and former NFL teammate Mack Brown agree on two things: Both predict the Kansas City Chiefs will win Sunday’s Super Bowl, and both say their Christian faith connects them beyond the game. The two met…

Mohler again claims same-sex marriage harms children

Dan Patrick reiterates: ‘No separation of church and state’

Baptists know better than this

Judge bars Tennessee from revealing immigration status of sick children