It may now seem surprising to many United Methodists, and even more Baptists, that for most of our histories in the United States, all Methodists and Baptists were regularly designated as evangelical denominations. The most important reason is that both...
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,…
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…
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…
“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…
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….
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…
“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…
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…
Grammy Award-winning musician Jon Batiste is teaming up with the nonprofit organization behind the “He Gets Us” TV ads for a free festival to benefit New Orleans before it hosts Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX. Saturday’s “He Gets Us Presents Jon…
It is a documented fact that antisemitism is on the rise not only in the United States but globally. Donald Trump has a plan to fight this: Deport university students. Amid the flurry of executive orders flying out of the…
Dear Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee: Please stop with all the talk-talk-talk about abuse reform. All the promises. All the posturing. All the platitudes. Just stop. Until you have at least 1,000 names of clergy sex abusers in a database…
One of the most heart-breaking tasks Ashley ever faced was explaining to her 4-year-old son why his father, an undocumented immigrant, faces possible deportation after being arrested by federal agents last month, the American woman said during a Feb. 6…
