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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....

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EDITORIAL: Jellyfish in the pews

What could have been more perfect? There I was enjoying the surf off Hilton Head Island when zap, two at once! The jellyfish attacked, wrapping their tentacles around my legs. Perhaps it was payback for eating one of their own…

HERITAGE: Caroline of Canterbury

Caroline Gwathmey Jones of King and Queen County, Va., was at once family-proud, place-proud and church-proud. She enjoyed sharing stories about the history of the Gwathmeys and the family seat, Canterbury; about her county and its long and illustrious part…

VITAL SIGNS: High anxiety

Anyone feeling anxious? A better question: anyone not feeling anxious? God’s people in the 21st century suffer a serious malady.  We mouth the words of faithfulness while we live lives dominated by anxiety and frustration. For every time we parrot…

OUT LOUD

“This Shariah law business is …  just crazy. And I’m tired of dealing with the crazies. It’s just unnecessary to be accusing this guy of things just because of his religious background.” Chris Christie The Republican governor of New Jersey…

OPINION: News from D.C. you may have missed

Tumultuous debate over the debt ceiling largely overshadowed something of extraordinary importance that happened recently in Washington. Participants from more 300 colleges gathered at the White House to participate in the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge. They convened…

WINN RECOMMENDS

Allah: A Christian Response, Miroslav Volf (HarperOne) Theologian Miroslav Volf grew up in war-ravaged Croatia, a nation wrecked by ethnic and religious violence between Christians and Muslims. As a result, this question of how Christians interact with Muslims comes from…

KINGDOM VISION: The most basic need

One of the most famous quotes by the great American-born writer, Henry James, is “Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.”…

ASK THE ARCHITECT: Miscellany

Let’s take a break from our soup to nuts journey that began two years ago. Rather than writing about another leg in that overall process of planning, funding, and building your church project, this month’s column will be devoted to…

OPINION: The BJC at 75

I am finishing up a student internship with the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. This year the BJC celebrates its 75th anniversary as a religious organization devoted solely to the protection of our first freedom. With offices located across…