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Two parallels and an outlier: Graham Platner, Roy Moore and Donald Trump

The stories of Graham Platner and Roy Moore, although unfolding in different parties and different eras, trace the same institutional pattern: Modern political parties elevate outsiders when they are useful and abandon them when they become inconvenient. Platner and Moore...

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LETTER: How can abortion be ignored?

There are many courageous Christians in our world today. Some of them are leaders of Christ’s church here in America. Yet there remains a terrible need for those who, with loving hearts, stand firmly and clearly upon the truth of…

LETTER: Celebrate mission, but avoid dependency

What a joy to celebrate missions and the great contribution and example of Adoniram Judson! Jeffrey MacDonald in his article, “As missionary movement turns 200, questions for the future” gives us a glimpse of the past and suggests that we…

WINN RECOMMENDS

The Collected Sermons of Walter Brueggemann (WJK) It’s unusual to encounter a top-tier academic theologian who can also preach. Brueggemann is one of these strange creatures. In this volume, gathering sermons from 1972-2009, we encounter the world where the text…

OUT LOUD

“As a Christian leader, Dr. Warren believes Christ-followers are commanded to love and respect everyone. He also believes in the common good and that those who may not agree on everything can still work together.” A. Larry Ross The media…

For first time, Averett to host Passport camp

DANVILLE, Va.—For the first time, Averett University in Danville, Va., will be a site for one of Passport’s youth summer camps with three July sessions. Passport is a Birmingham, Ala.-based camp program with ties to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Other…

D.C. church popular site for youth mission experiences

WASHINGTON—Calvary Baptist Church, a 150-year-old congregation in the heart of the nation’s capital, is emerging as the destination of choice for an increasing number of mission trips and summer camps for churches in the Mid-Atlantic. Calvary Baptist Church This summer…

Evangelicals voting in record numbers in GOP primaries

NEW YORK (RNS)—Making up half of Republican primary voters, evangelicals appear to be turning out to support Rick Santorum’s resurgent campaign in record numbers and are increasingly influencing the shape of the party. Perhaps just as important, conservative Christians are…

Evangelicals voting in record numbers in GOP primaries

NEW YORK (RNS)—Making up half of Republican primary voters, evangelicals appear to be turning out to support Rick Santorum’s resurgent campaign in record numbers and are increasingly influencing the shape of the party. Perhaps just as important, conservative Christians are…

New clergy deserve a chance

By Bill Wilson A recent column on the surge of churches calling pastors in their fifth decade evoked a wide range of responses. Many came from mid-career clergy who offered a hearty “Amen” and were grateful for the news that…