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Let’s tell a new story: Juneteenth and the Fourth of July

Note: This post is an excerpt from a chapter titled “Juneteenth” in the author’s forthcoming book, Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy, which will be published September 8 and is now available for pre-order....

Singles ministry tough, but vital

RALEIGH, N.C. — Greg Belcher understands why many churches avoid keeping or starting a ministry specifically to "single adults." It's tough. A large part of the difficulty in singles ministry is the huge umbrella the term covers. "Singles" are not…

Single adults represent tremendous mission field

A hidden mission field exists — one that encompasses more people than live in many small countries. And it could be just outside the walls of any given church. Single adults make up more than 40 percent of the U.S….

CBF-sponsored sexuality conference taking shape

ATLANTA (ABP) – Plans are taking shape for a [Baptist] Conference on Sexuality and Covenant co-sponsored by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and Mercer University’s Center for Theology and Public Life scheduled April 19-21, 2012, at First Baptist Church in Decatur,…

Texas Baptists support firefighters battling wildfires

DALLAS (ABP) – State officials have enlisted Baptist volunteers to support the efforts of workers battling Texas wildfires that have caused four deaths and destroyed more than 1,000 homes. Texas Baptist Men was asked to cook 5,000 meals per day…

9/11 and the paradox of Christian patriotism in America

By David Gushee Responses to 9/11 and its aftermath have deepened the paradox of Christian patriotism, which may be more acute in the United States than anywhere else in the world at this particular moment. It is indeed a perennial…

National Baptist Convention draws more than 30,000 to Orlando

Tenn. 9/11 event features anti-Islamic speakers

Pastor’s passion in powerlifting

T, Kathie Thomas leaving Oklahoma CBF

NORMAN, Okla. (ABP) – Nearly 20 years after their appointment as the first missionary couple of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, T and Kathie Thomas are returning to France, where they formerly worked as longtime Southern Baptist missionaries. T Thomas If his visa…

CBF rallies during deportation threat

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ABP) – Thirty-three people wearing “I Support Hector” badges packed Immigration Court in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 2 for the hearing of a Hispanic church planter facing possible deportation. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina worked hard to…

Redeeming 9/11

By Jim Denison For some, 9/11 proves that the God of Scripture is a myth. Sam Harris, the atheist and bestselling author, claims that the existence of a single suffering child anywhere in the universe calls into question the existence…

Rise of American authoritarianism demands a choice, Perryman says

Shaving Dad goodbye

The Enhanced Games were another MAGA grift

It’s bad interpretation, not the Bible, limiting female pastors